Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/fifaldǭ

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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 Proto-Indo-European *pa(l)-pal- (“fluttering; butterfly”), a reduplication of Proto-Indo-European *pal- (“to touch, tap, pat”). Cognate with Latin pāpiliō (“butterfly”), Lithuanian papelučkà (“moth, owlling”), Old Mazanderani پاپلی (pāp(e)lē, “butterfly”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɸi.ɸɑl.dɔ̃ː/

Noun

*fifaldǭ f

  1. butterfly

Inflection

ōn-stemDeclension of *fifaldǭ (ōn-stem)
singular plural
nominative *fifaldǭ *fifaldōniz
vocative *fifaldǭ *fifaldōniz
accusative *fifaldōnų *fifaldōnunz
genitive *fifaldōniz *fifaldōnǫ̂
dative *fifaldōni *fifaldōmaz
instrumental *fifaldōnē *fifaldōmiz

Descendants

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