Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/skīriz
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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *sḱeyr- (“luster, gloss, shadow”), which may be related to *(s)ḱeh₃- (“darkness, shadow”), though the formal details are unclear if so.[1] Cognates include Albanian hir (“grace, favor, mercy”), Proto-Slavic *ščirъ (“sincere, frank”),[2] Ancient Greek σκίρον (skíron, “parasol”),[1] and perhaps Irish cír (“pure”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
*skīriz
Inflection
Declension of *skīriz (i-stem)
| strong declension | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| nominative | *skīriz | *skīrijai | *skīrī | *skīrijôz | *skīrį, *-jatō | *skīrijō |
| accusative | *skīrijanǭ | *skīrijanz | *skīrijǭ | *skīrijōz | *skīrį, *-jatō | *skīrijō |
| genitive | *skīrijas, *skīrīs | *skīrijaizǫ̂ | *skīrijaizōz | *skīrijaizǫ̂ | *skīrijas, *skīrīs | *skīrijaizǫ̂ |
| dative | *skīrijammai | *skīrijaimaz | *skīrijaizōi | *skīrijaimaz | *skīrijammai | *skīrijaimaz |
| instrumental | *skīrijanō | *skīrijaimiz | *skīrijaizō | *skīrijaimiz | *skīrijanō | *skīrijaimiz |
| weak declension | ||||||
| masculine | feminine | neuter | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| nominative | *skīrijô | *skīrijaniz | *skīrijǭ | *skīrijōniz | *skīrijô | *skīrijōnō |
| accusative | *skīrijanų | *skīrijanunz | *skīrijōnų | *skīrijōnunz | *skīrijô | *skīrijōnō |
| genitive | *skīrīniz | *skīrijanǫ̂ | *skīrijōniz | *skīrijōnǫ̂ | *skīrīniz | *skīrijanǫ̂ |
| dative | *skīrīni | *skīrijammaz | *skīrijōni | *skīrijōmaz | *skīrīni | *skīrijammaz |
| instrumental | *skīrīnē | *skīrijammiz | *skīrijōnē | *skīrijōmiz | *skīrīnē | *skīrijammiz |
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
- Proto-West Germanic: *skīr
- Old Norse: skírr
- Gothic: 𐍃𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍂𐍃 (skeirs)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “σκίρον”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1354-5
- ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*skīriz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 341-2