Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kubô

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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

Uncertain. Close to Ancient Greek γῡ́πη (gū́pē, “den, hole”), possibly sharing a substrate origin, but Kroonen finds it hard to reconcile the vowels.

Pronunciation

Noun

*kubô m

  1. shed, hut; originally "wattle shed"

Inflection

masculine an-stemDeclension of *kubô (masculine an-stem)
singular plural
nominative *kubô *kubaniz
vocative *kubô *kubaniz
accusative *kubanų *kubanunz
genitive *kubiniz *kubanǫ̂
dative *kubini *kubammaz
instrumental *kubinē *kubammiz

Synonyms

Descendants

References

  • Guus Kroonen (2013) Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
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