Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/slīmą

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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 *sley- (“smooth; slick; sticky; slimy”). Related to Sanskrit आलय (ālaya), whence the second part of Himalaya.

Pronunciation

Noun

*slīmą n

  1. slime
  2. mucus

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *slīmą (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *slīmą *slīmō
vocative *slīmą *slīmō
accusative *slīmą *slīmō
genitive *slīmas, *slīmis *slīmǫ̂
dative *slīmai *slīmamaz
instrumental *slīmō *slīmamiz

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