Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/haidraz

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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

Probably from unattested *haiþaną +‎ *-raz, from Proto-Indo-European *keyt- (to shine). Compare equivalent construction Sanskrit चित्र (citrá, bright, variegated).

Pronunciation

Adjective

*haidraz

  1. bright, shining
  2. clear (of the sky)

Inflection

Declension of *haidraz (a-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *haidraz *haidrō *haidrą, -atō *haidrai *haidrôz *haidrō
accusative *haidranǭ *haidrǭ *haidrą, -atō *haidranz *haidrōz *haidrō
genitive *haidras, -is *haidraizōz *haidras, -is *haidraizǫ̂ *haidraizǫ̂ *haidraizǫ̂
dative *haidrammai *haidraizōi *haidrammai *haidraimaz *haidraimaz *haidraimaz
instrumental *haidranō *haidraizō *haidranō *haidraimiz *haidraimiz *haidraimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *haidrô *haidrǭ *haidrô *haidraniz *haidrōniz *haidrōnō
accusative *haidranų *haidrōnų *haidrô *haidranunz *haidrōnunz *haidrōnō
genitive *haidriniz *haidrōniz *haidriniz *haidranǫ̂ *haidrōnǫ̂ *haidranǫ̂
dative *haidrini *haidrōni *haidrini *haidrammaz *haidrōmaz *haidrammaz
instrumental *haidrinē *haidrōnē *haidrinē *haidrammiz *haidrōmiz *haidrammiz

Descendants

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*haidra-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 200