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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *kleng-, *klenk- (“to bend; wind; twist”), though with no certain cognates outside Germanic. Possible extra-Germanic comparanda include Latin clingō (“to gird”) (which is only marginally attested), Tocharian B kleṅke (“vehicle”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
*hlankaz
- flexible; bendsome
- slim; slender; sleek
Inflection
Declension of *hlankaz (a-stem)
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singular
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plural
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masculine
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feminine
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neuter
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masculine
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feminine
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neuter
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| nominative
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*hlankaz
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*hlankō
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*hlanką, -atō
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*hlankai
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*hlankôz
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*hlankō
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| accusative
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*hlankanǭ
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*hlankǭ
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*hlanką, -atō
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*hlankanz
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*hlankōz
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*hlankō
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*hlankas, -is
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*hlankaizōz
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*hlankas, -is
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*hlankaizǫ̂
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*hlankaizǫ̂
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*hlankaizǫ̂
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*hlankammai
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*hlankaizōi
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*hlankammai
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*hlankaimaz
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*hlankaimaz
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*hlankaimaz
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| instrumental
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*hlankanō
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*hlankaizō
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*hlankanō
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*hlankaimiz
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*hlankaimiz
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*hlankaimiz
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| Weak declension
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singular
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plural
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masculine
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feminine
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neuter
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masculine
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feminine
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neuter
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| nominative
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*hlankô
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*hlankǭ
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*hlankô
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*hlankaniz
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*hlankōniz
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*hlankōnō
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*hlankanų
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*hlankōnų
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*hlankô
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*hlankanunz
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*hlankōnunz
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*hlankōnō
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| genitive
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*hlankiniz
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*hlankōniz
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*hlankiniz
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*hlankanǫ̂
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*hlankōnǫ̂
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*hlankanǫ̂
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*hlankini
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*hlankōni
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*hlankini
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*hlankammaz
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*hlankōmaz
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*hlankammaz
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| instrumental
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*hlankinē
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*hlankōnē
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*hlankinē
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*hlankammiz
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*hlankōmiz
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*hlankammiz
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Derived terms
Descendants
References
- ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*hlankjan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 228-9
