Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/fraetaną

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Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From *fra- +‎ *etaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌɸrɑ.ˈe.tɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*fraetaną

  1. to devour, eat up, consume

Inflection

As *etaną.

Conjugation of *fraetaną (strong class 5)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *fraetō *fraetaų — *fraetai ?
2nd singular *fraitizi *fraetaiz *fraet *fraetazai *fraetaizau
3rd singular *fraitidi *fraetai *fraetadau *fraetadai *fraetaidau
1st dual *fraetōz *fraetaiw — — —
2nd dual *fraetadiz *fraetaidiz *fraetadiz — —
1st plural *fraetamaz *fraetaim — *fraetandai *fraetaindau
2nd plural *fraitid *fraetaid *fraitid *fraetandai *fraetaindau
3rd plural *fraetandi *fraetain *fraetandau *fraetandai *fraetaindau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *fraēt *fraētį̄
2nd singular *fraēst *fraētīz
3rd singular *fraēt *fraētī
1st dual *fraētū *fraētīw
2nd dual *fraētudiz *fraētīdiz
1st plural *fraētum *fraētīm
2nd plural *fraētud *fraētīd
3rd plural *fraētun *fraētīn
present past
participles *fraetandz *fraetanaz

The vowel of the prefix eventually contracted with the initial vowel of the stem, creating the later variant forms *fraitaną (the disyllabic ae collapsing into a diphthong) and *fretaną:

Conjugation of *fraitaną (strong class 5)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *fraitō *fraitaų — *fraitai ?
2nd singular *fraitizi *fraitaiz *frait *fraitazai *fraitaizau
3rd singular *fraitidi *fraitai *fraitadau *fraitadai *fraitaidau
1st dual *fraitōz *fraitaiw — — —
2nd dual *fraitadiz *fraitaidiz *fraitadiz — —
1st plural *fraitamaz *fraitaim — *fraitandai *fraitaindau
2nd plural *fraitid *fraitaid *fraitid *fraitandai *fraitaindau
3rd plural *fraitandi *fraitain *fraitandau *fraitandai *fraitaindau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *frēt *frētį̄
2nd singular *frēst *frētīz
3rd singular *frēt *frētī
1st dual *frētū *frētīw
2nd dual *frētudiz *frētīdiz
1st plural *frētum *frētīm
2nd plural *frētud *frētīd
3rd plural *frētun *frētīn
present past
participles *fraitandz *fraitanaz
Conjugation of *fretaną (strong class 5)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *fretō *fretaų — *fretai ?
2nd singular *fritizi *fretaiz *fret *fretazai *fretaizau
3rd singular *fritidi *fretai *fretadau *fretadai *fretaidau
1st dual *fretōz *fretaiw — — —
2nd dual *fretadiz *fretaidiz *fretadiz — —
1st plural *fretamaz *fretaim — *fretandai *fretaindau
2nd plural *fritid *fretaid *fritid *fretandai *fretaindau
3rd plural *fretandi *fretain *fretandau *fretandai *fretaindau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *frēt *frētį̄
2nd singular *frēst *frētīz
3rd singular *frēt *frētī
1st dual *frētū *frētīw
2nd dual *frētudiz *frētīdiz
1st plural *frētum *frētīm
2nd plural *frētud *frētīd
3rd plural *frētun *frētīn
present past
participles *fretandz *fretanaz

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