Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/lōfô

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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 *leh₂p- (to be flat; palm). Cognate with Lithuanian lópa (paw, claw), Proto-Slavic *lapa (paw), as well as perhaps dialectal Armenian լափ (lapʻ), լուփ (lupʻ, palm, flat of the hand).

Pronunciation

Noun

*lōfô m

  1. (anatomy) the palm or hollow of the hand

Inflection

Declension of *lōfô (masculine an-stem)
singular plural
nominative *lōfô *lōfaniz
vocative *lōfô *lōfaniz
accusative *lōfanų *lōfanunz
genitive *lōfiniz *lōfanǫ̂
dative *lōfini *lōfammaz
instrumental *lōfinē *lōfammiz

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*lōfan- ~ *lappan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 340-1