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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
Possibly from a Pre-Germanic *kr̥k-wo-, which Kroonen suggests might be connected with Middle Irish corcach (“moor”), for a Proto-Indo-European *kork-.
Pronunciation
Noun
*hurhwą n
- dirt, mucus, dirty substance
Inflection
| neuter a-stemDeclension of *hurhwą (neuter a-stem)
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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*hurhwą
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*hurhwō
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| vocative
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*hurhwą
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*hurhwō
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| accusative
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*hurhwą
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*hurhwō
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| genitive
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*hurhwas, *hurhwis
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*hurhwǫ̂
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| dative
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*hurhwai
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*hurhwamaz
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| instrumental
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*hurhwō
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*hurhwamiz
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Derived terms
Descendants
References
- Guus Kroonen (2013) Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
