From Proto-Indo-European *lewH- (“to untie, set free, separate”). Related to *leusaną; outside of Germanic, related to Ancient Greek λύω (lúō), Latin luō (“expiate, pay”), Sanskrit लून (lūna, “sever, cut forth, destroy, annihilate”), and possibly Old Armenian լուծանեմ (lucanem) and Albanian lirë.
*lausaz
Strong declension | ||||||
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Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | *lausaz | *lausai | *lausō | *lausôz | *lausą, -atō | *lausō |
Accusative | *lausanǭ | *lausanz | *lausǭ | *lausōz | *lausą, -atō | *lausō |
Genitive | *lausas, -is | *lausaizǫ̂ | *lausaizōz | *lausaizǫ̂ | *lausas, -is | *lausaizǫ̂ |
Dative | *lausammai | *lausaimaz | *lausaizōi | *lausaimaz | *lausammai | *lausaimaz |
Instrumental | *lausanō | *lausaimiz | *lausaizō | *lausaimiz | *lausanō | *lausaimiz |
Weak declension | ||||||
Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | *lausô | *lausaniz | *lausǭ | *lausōniz | *lausô | *lausōnō |
Accusative | *lausanų | *lausanunz | *lausōnų | *lausōnunz | *lausô | *lausōnō |
Genitive | *lausiniz | *lausanǫ̂ | *lausōniz | *lausōnǫ̂ | *lausiniz | *lausanǫ̂ |
Dative | *lausini | *lausammaz | *lausōni | *lausōmaz | *lausini | *lausammaz |
Instrumental | *lausinē | *lausammiz | *lausōnē | *lausōmiz | *lausinē | *lausammiz |