Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/gabīgaz
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Proto-Germanic
Alternative forms
Etymology
From *gebaną (“to give”) + *-īgaz.
Pronunciation
Adjective
*gabīgaz[1]
Inflection
Declension of *gabīgaz (a-stem)
| strong declension | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| nominative | *gabīgaz | *gabīgai | *gabīgō | *gabīgôz | *gabīgą, *-at(ō) | *gabīgō |
| accusative | *gabīganǭ | *gabīganz | *gabīgǭ | *gabīgōz | *gabīgą, *-at(ō) | *gabīgō |
| genitive | *gabīgas, *gabīgis | *gabīgaizǫ̂ | *gabīgaizōz | *gabīgaizǫ̂ | *gabīgas, *gabīgis | *gabīgaizǫ̂ |
| dative | *gabīgammai | *gabīgaimaz | *gabīgaizōi | *gabīgaimaz | *gabīgammai | *gabīgaimaz |
| instrumental | *gabīganō | *gabīgaimiz | *gabīgaizō | *gabīgaimiz | *gabīganō | *gabīgaimiz |
| weak declension | ||||||
| masculine | feminine | neuter | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| nominative | *gabīgô | *gabīganiz | *gabīgǭ | *gabīgōniz | *gabīgô | *gabīgōnō |
| accusative | *gabīganų | *gabīganunz | *gabīgōnų | *gabīgōnunz | *gabīgô | *gabīgōnō |
| genitive | *gabīginiz | *gabīganǫ̂ | *gabīgōniz | *gabīgōnǫ̂ | *gabīginiz | *gabīganǫ̂ |
| dative | *gabīgini | *gabīgammaz | *gabīgōni | *gabīgōmaz | *gabīgini | *gabīgammaz |
| instrumental | *gabīginē | *gabīgammiz | *gabīgōnē | *gabīgōmiz | *gabīginē | *gabīgammiz |
Descendants
- Proto-West Germanic: *gabīg
- Old Norse: gǫfugr (<*gabugaz)
- Icelandic: göfugur
- Gothic: 𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌹𐌲𐍃 (gabigs)
References
- ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*gabigaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 121