Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/leþrą

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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

Possibly borrowed from Proto-Celtic *(ɸ)letros (leather, hide).

Pronunciation

Noun

*leþrą n

  1. leather

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *leþrą (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *leþrą *leþrō
vocative *leþrą *leþrō
accusative *leþrą *leþrō
genitive *leþras, *liþris *leþrǫ̂
dative *liþrai *leþramaz
instrumental *leþrō *leþramiz

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*leþra-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 332