Presumably from *liþuz (“joint, member”) + *-gaz (forms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a sense of “being, having or doing”).
*liþugaz
Strong declension | ||||||
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Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | *liþugaz | *liþugai | *liþugō | *liþugôz | *liþugą, -atō | *liþugō |
Accusative | *liþuganǭ | *liþuganz | *liþugǭ | *liþugōz | *liþugą, -atō | *liþugō |
Genitive | *liþugas, -is | *liþugaizǫ̂ | *liþugaizōz | *liþugaizǫ̂ | *liþugas, -is | *liþugaizǫ̂ |
Dative | *liþugammai | *liþugaimaz | *liþugaizōi | *liþugaimaz | *liþugammai | *liþugaimaz |
Instrumental | *liþuganō | *liþugaimiz | *liþugaizō | *liþugaimiz | *liþuganō | *liþugaimiz |
Weak declension | ||||||
Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | *liþugô | *liþuganiz | *liþugǭ | *liþugōniz | *liþugô | *liþugōnō |
Accusative | *liþuganų | *liþuganunz | *liþugōnų | *liþugōnunz | *liþugô | *liþugōnō |
Genitive | *liþuginiz | *liþuganǫ̂ | *liþugōniz | *liþugōnǫ̂ | *liþuginiz | *liþuganǫ̂ |
Dative | *liþugini | *liþugammaz | *liþugōni | *liþugōmaz | *liþugini | *liþugammaz |
Instrumental | *liþuginē | *liþugammiz | *liþugōnē | *liþugōmiz | *liþuginē | *liþugammiz |