Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/blōtą
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This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence. |
Proto-Germanic
Etymology
Traditionally from Proto-Indo-European *bʰlā-d- (“to offer, sacrifice”), comparing Latin flāmen (“priest”), but this root is largely abandoned by modern scholars. Possibly from the same root as *blōþą (“blood”); compare the development of Proto-West Germanic *blōdisōn (“to mark with blood > to bless”).
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Pronunciation
Noun
*blōtą n
Inflection
| neuter a-stemDeclension of *blōtą (neuter a-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *blōtą | *blōtō | |
| vocative | *blōtą | *blōtō | |
| accusative | *blōtą | *blōtō | |
| genitive | *blōtas, *blōtis | *blōtǫ̂ | |
| dative | *blōtai | *blōtamaz | |
| instrumental | *blōtō | *blōtamiz | |