Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/gaukaz

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Proto-Germanic

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Indo-European *gʰegʰuǵʰos, from *gʰegʰuǵʰ- (“cuckoo”), which Gąsiorowski makes a reduplicated noun based on *gʰewǵʰ- (“to hide”), of the type of *kʷékʷlos. Cognate with Latvian dzeguze (“cuckoo”).

Pronunciation

Noun

*gaukaz m

  1. cuckoo

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *gaukaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *gaukaz *gaukōz, *gaukōs
vocative *gauk *gaukōz, *gaukōs
accusative *gauką *gaukanz
genitive *gaukas, *gaukis *gaukǫ̂
dative *gaukai *gaukamaz
instrumental *gaukō *gaukamiz

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