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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *lugnós, from *lewg- (“to bend”) + *-nós. Synchronically analyzed as an a-stem nominal formation from *lūkaną (“to close, shut”).
Pronunciation
Noun
*lukkaz m
- lock (of hair)
- curl
Inflection
Declension of *lukkaz (masculine a-stem)
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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*lukkaz
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*lukkōz, *lukkōs
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| vocative
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*lukk
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*lukkōz, *lukkōs
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| accusative
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*lukką
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*lukkanz
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| genitive
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*lukkas, *lukkis
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*lukkǫ̂
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| dative
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*lukkai
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*lukkamaz
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| instrumental
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*lukkō
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*lukkamiz
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Descendants
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*lukka-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 343
