Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/linþaz

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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

From Proto-Indo-European *lént-o-s. Cognate with Latin lentus (flexible, sticky), Lithuanian lentà (board).

Pronunciation

Adjective

*linþaz

  1. bendsome; flexible
  2. pliable; supple
  3. weak; soft; mild

Inflection

Declension of *linþaz (a-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *linþaz *linþō *linþą, *-at(ō) *linþai *linþôz *linþō
accusative *linþanǭ *linþǭ *linþą, *-at(ō) *linþanz *linþōz *linþō
genitive *linþas, *linþis *linþaizōz *linþas, *linþis *linþaizǫ̂ *linþaizǫ̂ *linþaizǫ̂
dative *linþammai *linþaizōi *linþammai *linþaimaz *linþaimaz *linþaimaz
instrumental *linþanō *linþaizō *linþanō *linþaimiz *linþaimiz *linþaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *linþô *linþǭ *linþô *linþaniz *linþōniz *linþōnō
accusative *linþanų *linþōnų *linþô *linþanunz *linþōnunz *linþōnō
genitive *linþiniz *linþōniz *linþiniz *linþanǫ̂ *linþōnǫ̂ *linþanǫ̂
dative *linþini *linþōni *linþini *linþammaz *linþōmaz *linþammaz
instrumental *linþinē *linþōnē *linþinē *linþammiz *linþōmiz *linþammiz

Alternative forms

Derived terms

Descendants

Noun

*linþaz m

  1. serpent; snake
    Synonyms: *agiz, *nadraz, *nadrǭ, *slangô, *wurmiz

Inflection

Declension of *linþaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *linþaz *linþōz, *linþōs
vocative *linþ *linþōz, *linþōs
accusative *linþą *linþanz
genitive *linþas, *linþis *linþǫ̂
dative *linþai *linþamaz
instrumental *linþō *linþamiz

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “lento-”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 667
  2. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*linþa-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 339
  3. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “lentus”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 335
  4. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*lenþaz I”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 241
  5. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*lenþa-wurmaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 241