Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/blaikaz

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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

From Pre-Germanic *bʰloyǵ-os, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleyǵ- (“to shine”). By synchronic analysis, an o-grade adjective formed from *blīkaną (“to gleam, shine”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

*blaikaz

  1. pale, white

Inflection

Declension of *blaikaz (a-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *blaikaz *blaikō *blaiką, -atō *blaikai *blaikôz *blaikō
accusative *blaikanǭ *blaikǭ *blaiką, -atō *blaikanz *blaikōz *blaikō
genitive *blaikas, -is *blaikaizōz *blaikas, -is *blaikaizǫ̂ *blaikaizǫ̂ *blaikaizǫ̂
dative *blaikammai *blaikaizōi *blaikammai *blaikaimaz *blaikaimaz *blaikaimaz
instrumental *blaikanō *blaikaizō *blaikanō *blaikaimiz *blaikaimiz *blaikaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *blaikô *blaikǭ *blaikô *blaikaniz *blaikōniz *blaikōnō
accusative *blaikanų *blaikōnų *blaikô *blaikanunz *blaikōnunz *blaikōnō
genitive *blaikiniz *blaikōniz *blaikiniz *blaikanǫ̂ *blaikōnǫ̂ *blaikanǫ̂
dative *blaikini *blaikōni *blaikini *blaikammaz *blaikōmaz *blaikammaz
instrumental *blaikinē *blaikōnē *blaikinē *blaikammiz *blaikōmiz *blaikammiz

Derived terms

Descendants

See also

Colors in Proto-Germanic · *farwôz (layout · text)
     *blaikaz, *blankaz, *hwītaz, *blasaz      *falwaz, *grēwaz, *haswaz, *grīsaz, *hairaz      *blakaz, *swartaz
             *raudaz              *brūnaz, *erpaz, *dusnaz              *gelwaz, *gulaz
             *grōniz              *grōniz             
                          *blēwaz              *blēwaz, *hēwijaz
             *blēwaz, *hēwijaz              *baswaz             

References

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