Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/fuhsaz

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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 *púḱsos (“the tailed one”). Cognate with Sanskrit पुच्छ (púccha, “tail, rod”), Avestan 𐬞𐬎𐬯𐬀 (pusa).

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    *fuhsaz m(West Germanic)

    1. fox
      Synonym: *rebaz (North Germanic)

    Inflection

    Declension of *fuhsaz (masculine a-stem)
    singular plural
    nominative *fuhsaz *fuhsōz, *fuhsōs
    vocative *fuhs *fuhsōz, *fuhsōs
    accusative *fuhsą *fuhsanz
    genitive *fuhsas, *fuhsis *fuhsǫ̂
    dative *fuhsai *fuhsamaz
    instrumental *fuhsō *fuhsamiz

    Descendants

    References

    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*fuhsa-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 157-8
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