Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/ribją

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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 *h₁rebʰ-yo-m, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rebʰ- (“to cover, to roof; rib”).

Pronunciation

Noun

*ribją n

  1. rib
  2. reef, ridge (attested in Old Norse)

Inflection

neuter ja-stemDeclension of *ribją (neuter ja-stem)
singular plural
nominative *ribją *ribjō
vocative *ribją *ribjō
accusative *ribją *ribjō
genitive *ribjas, *ribis *ribjǫ̂
dative *ribjai *ribjamaz
instrumental *ribjō *ribjamiz

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*rebja-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 407
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