Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/klintaz

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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

Alternative forms

Etymology

Uncertain; hypothetically from Proto-Indo-European *glendos (shore), but the only cognate is Proto-Celtic *glendos (valley) (along with its descendants). They are alternatively suggested to be of shared substrate origin. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Noun

*klintaz m

  1. hill
    Synonyms: *brinkaz, *haugaz, *hlaiwą, *hulliz, *klūtaz

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *klintaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *klintaz *klintōz, *klintōs
vocative *klint *klintōz, *klintōs
accusative *klintą *klintanz
genitive *klintas, *klintis *klintǫ̂
dative *klintai *klintamaz
instrumental *klintō *klintamiz

Descendants

References

  • Jürgen Udolph: Namenkundliche Studien zum Germanenproblem. 1994.