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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From Pre-Germanic *dʰuskos, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰwes-. Cognate with Latin fuscus.
Pronunciation
Adjective
*duskaz
- dark, dark-colored, dusky
Inflection
Declension of *duskaz (a-stem)
| Strong declension
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singular
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plural
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masculine
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feminine
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neuter
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masculine
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feminine
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neuter
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| nominative
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*duskaz
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*duskō
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*duską, -atō
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*duskai
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*duskôz
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*duskō
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| accusative
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*duskanǭ
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*duskǭ
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*duską, -atō
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*duskanz
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*duskōz
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*duskō
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| genitive
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*duskas, -is
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*duskaizōz
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*duskas, -is
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*duskaizǫ̂
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*duskaizǫ̂
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*duskaizǫ̂
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| dative
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*duskammai
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*duskaizōi
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*duskammai
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*duskaimaz
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*duskaimaz
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*duskaimaz
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| instrumental
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*duskanō
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*duskaizō
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*duskanō
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*duskaimiz
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*duskaimiz
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*duskaimiz
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| Weak declension
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singular
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plural
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masculine
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feminine
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neuter
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masculine
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feminine
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neuter
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| nominative
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*duskô
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*duskǭ
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*duskô
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*duskaniz
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*duskōniz
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*duskōnō
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| accusative
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*duskanų
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*duskōnų
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*duskô
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*duskanunz
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*duskōnunz
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*duskōnō
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| genitive
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*duskiniz
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*duskōniz
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*duskiniz
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*duskanǫ̂
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*duskōnǫ̂
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*duskanǫ̂
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| dative
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*duskini
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*duskōni
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*duskini
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*duskammaz
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*duskōmaz
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*duskammaz
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| instrumental
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*duskinē
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*duskōnē
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*duskinē
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*duskammiz
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*duskōmiz
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*duskammiz
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Descendants
References
- Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
