From earlier *dwulaz, zero-grade form of *dwalaz. Related to Old Irish dall (“blind”), Latvian dulls (“crazy, furious”).[1]
*dulaz
Strong declension | ||||||
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Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | *dulaz | *dulai | *dulō | *dulôz | *dulą, -atō | *dulō |
Accusative | *dulanǭ | *dulanz | *dulǭ | *dulōz | *dulą, -atō | *dulō |
Genitive | *dulas, -is | *dulaizǫ̂ | *dulaizōz | *dulaizǫ̂ | *dulas, -is | *dulaizǫ̂ |
Dative | *dulammai | *dulaimaz | *dulaizōi | *dulaimaz | *dulammai | *dulaimaz |
Instrumental | *dulanō | *dulaimiz | *dulaizō | *dulaimiz | *dulanō | *dulaimiz |
Weak declension | ||||||
Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | *dulô | *dulaniz | *dulǭ | *dulōniz | *dulô | *dulōnō |
Accusative | *dulanų | *dulanunz | *dulōnų | *dulōnunz | *dulô | *dulōnō |
Genitive | *duliniz | *dulanǫ̂ | *dulōniz | *dulōnǫ̂ | *duliniz | *dulanǫ̂ |
Dative | *dulini | *dulammaz | *dulōni | *dulōmaz | *dulini | *dulammaz |
Instrumental | *dulinē | *dulammiz | *dulōnē | *dulōmiz | *dulinē | *dulammiz |
Probably because of the phonetic influence of the preceding -w- and the similarity in meaning, descendants from this term are not always distinguishable from those of *dwalaz. The following lists descendants that do not have -w-.