Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/lēziz

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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 reconstructions

Etymology

Origin uncertain. Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *les- (to gather, lease) (whence *lesaną (to gather, collect)), with original sense "harvestable (of land)" > "released (of land for harvesting)" > "cleared (of land)" > "empty".

Pronunciation

Adjective

*lēziz

  1. empty

Inflection

Declension of *lēziz (i-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *lēziz *lēzī *lēzį, *-jatō *lēzijai *lēzijôz *lēzijō
accusative *lēzijanǭ *lēzijǭ *lēzį, *-jatō *lēzijanz *lēzijōz *lēzijō
genitive *lēzijas, *lēzīs *lēzijaizōz *lēzijas, *lēzīs *lēzijaizǫ̂ *lēzijaizǫ̂ *lēzijaizǫ̂
dative *lēzijammai *lēzijaizōi *lēzijammai *lēzijaimaz *lēzijaimaz *lēzijaimaz
instrumental *lēzijanō *lēzijaizō *lēzijanō *lēzijaimiz *lēzijaimiz *lēzijaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *lēzijô *lēzijǭ *lēzijô *lēzijaniz *lēzijōniz *lēzijōnō
accusative *lēzijanų *lēzijōnų *lēzijô *lēzijanunz *lēzijōnunz *lēzijōnō
genitive *lēzīniz *lēzijōniz *lēzīniz *lēzijanǫ̂ *lēzijōnǫ̂ *lēzijanǫ̂
dative *lēzīni *lēzijōni *lēzīni *lēzijammaz *lēzijōmaz *lēzijammaz
instrumental *lēzīnē *lēzijōnē *lēzīnē *lēzijammiz *lēzijōmiz *lēzijammiz

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Wolfgang Pfeifer, editor (1993), “leer”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Deutschen (in German), 2nd edition, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN