Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/bladą

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Proto-Germanic

Etymology

    From Proto-Indo-European *bʰl̥h₃-tó-m, from *bʰleh₃- (“bloom, flower”); compare Tocharian A pält (“leaf, blade”). Synchronically analyzed as a nominal derivative of *blōaną (“to bloom”).[1]

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    *bladą n

    1. leaf (of a plant)
    2. sheet
    3. blade (flat surface of a tool or weapon)

    Inflection

    neuter a-stemDeclension of *bladą (neuter a-stem)
    singular plural
    nominative *bladą *bladō
    vocative *bladą *bladō
    accusative *bladą *bladō
    genitive *bladas, *bladis *bladǫ̂
    dative *bladai *bladamaz
    instrumental *bladō *bladamiz

    Descendants

    References

    1. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*blada-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 66
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