Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/sīką

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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

Unknown. Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *seygʷ-, variant of *seykʷ- (“to pour out; gush; stream; flow; trickle”) (whence *sīhwaną (“to percolate, filter”) and *saiwiz (“sea”)), from *sey- (“to be wet; dribble; run”), but the delabialization would be unexpected.

Pronunciation

Noun

*sīką n

  1. trickling water; a dribble
  2. a slow brook
    Synonyms: *bakiz, *brunnô, *lōkiz
  3. a marshy place
    Synonyms: *fanją, *strōduz, *sumpaz, *swambaz

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *sīką (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *sīką *sīkō
vocative *sīką *sīkō
accusative *sīką *sīkō
genitive *sīkas, *sīkis *sīkǫ̂
dative *sīkai *sīkamaz
instrumental *sīkō *sīkamiz

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