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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *leh₁w- (“to let ”).[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
*lēwą n[2]
- occasion, opportunity
Inflection
| neuter a-stemDeclension of *lēwą (neuter a-stem)
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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*lēwą
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*lēwō
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| vocative
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*lēwą
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*lēwō
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| accusative
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*lēwą
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*lēwō
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| genitive
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*lēwas, *lēwis
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*lēwǫ̂
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| dative
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*lēwai
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*lēwamaz
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| instrumental
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*lēwō
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*lēwamiz
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Derived terms
Descendants
References
- ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*lēwjan-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 335: “*leh₁u-o-”
- ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*lēwan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 245
