Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/grēbiz
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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
Vṛddhi gerundive of *grabaną (“to dig”). The e-grade as opposed to o-grade *grōbiz however, hints at a possible lost strong verb *grebaną.
Pronunciation
Adjective
*grēbiz[1]
- (North Germanic) digging, burying; able to be dug or buried
Inflection
Declension of *grēbiz (i-stem)
| strong declension | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| nominative | *grēbiz | *grēbijai | *grēbī | *grēbijôz | *grēbį, *-jatō | *grēbijō |
| accusative | *grēbijanǭ | *grēbijanz | *grēbijǭ | *grēbijōz | *grēbį, *-jatō | *grēbijō |
| genitive | *grēbijas, *grēbīs | *grēbijaizǫ̂ | *grēbijaizōz | *grēbijaizǫ̂ | *grēbijas, *grēbīs | *grēbijaizǫ̂ |
| dative | *grēbijammai | *grēbijaimaz | *grēbijaizōi | *grēbijaimaz | *grēbijammai | *grēbijaimaz |
| instrumental | *grēbijanō | *grēbijaimiz | *grēbijaizō | *grēbijaimiz | *grēbijanō | *grēbijaimiz |
| weak declension | ||||||
| masculine | feminine | neuter | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| nominative | *grēbijô | *grēbijaniz | *grēbijǭ | *grēbijōniz | *grēbijô | *grēbijōnō |
| accusative | *grēbijanų | *grēbijanunz | *grēbijōnų | *grēbijōnunz | *grēbijô | *grēbijōnō |
| genitive | *grēbīniz | *grēbijanǫ̂ | *grēbijōniz | *grēbijōnǫ̂ | *grēbīniz | *grēbijanǫ̂ |
| dative | *grēbīni | *grēbijammaz | *grēbijōni | *grēbijōmaz | *grēbīni | *grēbijammaz |
| instrumental | *grēbīnē | *grēbijammiz | *grēbijōnē | *grēbijōmiz | *grēbīnē | *grēbijammiz |