Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/prattuz

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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

Perhaps from pre-Germanic *brod-nú-, from Proto-Indo-European *bred- (“to wander about”). Compare Proto-Slavic *brъditi and Latvian bradāt, both meaning “to talk nonsense”. More at prate, prattle.

Pronunciation

Noun

*prattuz m

  1. boastful talk
  2. deceit, trickery, stratagem, list, cunning

Inflection

u-stemDeclension of *prattuz (u-stem)
singular plural
nominative *prattuz *prattiwiz
vocative *prattu *prattiwiz
accusative *prattų *prattunz
genitive *prattauz *prattiwǫ̂
dative *prattiwi *prattumaz
instrumental *prattū *prattumiz

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