Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hwalaz

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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

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-European *(s)kʷálos (“large fish, sheatfish”). Compare Latin squalus, Old Prussian kalis, Ancient Greek ἀσπαλιεύς (aspalieús, “fisherman”), Avestan 𐬐𐬀𐬭𐬀 (kara, “kind of fish”).

Noun

*hwalaz m

  1. whale
Inflection
masculine a-stemDeclension of *hwalaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *hwalaz *hwalōz, *hwalōs
vocative *hwal *hwalōz, *hwalōs
accusative *hwalą *hwalanz
genitive *hwalas, *hwalis *hwalǫ̂
dative *hwalai *hwalamaz
instrumental *hwalō *hwalamiz
Descendants

Etymology 2

From Proto-Indo-European *(s)kʷálos (“large fish, sheatfish”).

Noun

*hwalaz n

  1. sheatfish
Inflection
z-stemDeclension of *hwalaz (z-stem)
singular plural
nominative *hwalaz *hwalizō
vocative *hwalaz *hwalizō
accusative *hwalaz *hwalizō
genitive *hwaliziz *hwalizǫ̂
dative *hwalizi *hwalizumaz
instrumental *hwalizē *hwalizumiz
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