Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/blankaz

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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

A late formation from *blinkaną (“to shine, blink”), with the *-i- interpreted as an e-grade vowel. Thus, its formation must have followed the raising of *e to *i before a nasal + consonant, which made this analysis possible.

Pronunciation

Adjective

*blankaz

  1. bright, shining, white, gleaming, blinding
    Synonyms: *blaikaz, *hwītaz

Inflection

Declension of *blankaz (a-stem)
Strong declension
Case Masculine Feminine Neuter
Singular Plural Singular Plural Singular Plural
Nominative *blankaz *blankai *blankō *blankôz *blanką, -atō *blankō
Accusative *blankanǭ *blankanz *blankǭ *blankōz *blanką, -atō *blankō
Genitive *blankas, -is *blankaizǫ̂ *blankaizōz *blankaizǫ̂ *blankas, -is *blankaizǫ̂
Dative *blankammai *blankaimaz *blankaizōi *blankaimaz *blankammai *blankaimaz
Instrumental *blankanō *blankaimiz *blankaizō *blankaimiz *blankanō *blankaimiz
Weak declension
Case Masculine Feminine Neuter
Singular Plural Singular Plural Singular Plural
Nominative *blankô *blankaniz *blankǭ *blankōniz *blankô *blankōnō
Accusative *blankanų *blankanunz *blankōnų *blankōnunz *blankô *blankōnō
Genitive *blankiniz *blankanǫ̂ *blankōniz *blankōnǫ̂ *blankiniz *blankanǫ̂
Dative *blankini *blankammaz *blankōni *blankōmaz *blankini *blankammaz
Instrumental *blankinē *blankammiz *blankōnē *blankōmiz *blankinē *blankammiz


Related terms

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*blanka-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 67

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             
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