Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/drōbuz
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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
Related to *drabaz (“dregs”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
*drōbuz
Inflection
Declension of *drōbuz (u-stem)
| strong declension | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| nominative | *drōbuz | *drōbijai | *drōbī | *drōbijôz | *drōbų, *-jatō | *drōbijō |
| accusative | *drōbijanǭ | *drōbijanz | *drōbijǭ | *drōbijōz | *drōbų, *-jatō | *drōbijō |
| genitive | *drōbijas, *drōbīs | *drōbijaizǫ̂ | *drōbijaizōz | *drōbijaizǫ̂ | *drōbijas, *drōbīs | *drōbijaizǫ̂ |
| dative | *drōbijammai | *drōbijaimaz | *drōbijaizōi | *drōbijaimaz | *drōbijammai | *drōbijaimaz |
| instrumental | *drōbijanō | *drōbijaimiz | *drōbijaizō | *drōbijaimiz | *drōbijanō | *drōbijaimiz |
| weak declension | ||||||
| masculine | feminine | neuter | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| nominative | *drōbijô | *drōbijaniz | *drōbijǭ | *drōbijōniz | *drōbijô | *drōbijōnō |
| accusative | *drōbijanų | *drōbijanunz | *drōbijōnų | *drōbijōnunz | *drōbijô | *drōbijōnō |
| genitive | *drōbīniz | *drōbijanǫ̂ | *drōbijōniz | *drōbijōnǫ̂ | *drōbīniz | *drōbijanǫ̂ |
| dative | *drōbīni | *drōbijammaz | *drōbijōni | *drōbijōmaz | *drōbīni | *drōbijammaz |
| instrumental | *drōbīnē | *drōbijammiz | *drōbijōnē | *drōbijōmiz | *drōbīnē | *drōbijammiz |
Derived terms
Descendants
- Proto-West Germanic: *drōbī
- Swedish: drov (dialectal)
Further reading
- Guus Kroonen (2013) Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN