Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/galgô

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Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰolgʰ- ~ *ǵʰolg- (“long switch, rod, shaft, pole, perch”), a root with irregular variation. Cognate with Old Armenian ձաղկ (jałk).

Pronunciation

Noun

*galgô m

  1. a gallows, gibbet
    Synonyms: *galgatrewą, *wargatrewą
  2. a rod, pole, stake
    Synonyms: *rōdō, *skaftaz, *spaluz, *stakô, *stauraz, *tainaz
  3. a beam, cross-beam, rafter
    Synonyms: *bagmaz, *balkô

Inflection

masculine an-stemDeclension of *galgô (masculine an-stem)
singular plural
nominative *galgô *galganiz
vocative *galgô *galganiz
accusative *galganų *galganunz
genitive *galginiz *galganǫ̂
dative *galgini *galgammaz
instrumental *galginē *galgammiz

Derived terms

Descendants

References

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