Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/smakkuz

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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

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *smeg- (“taste”). Cognate with Lithuanian smagùs (“fun, jolly, pleasant”), Lithuanian smaguris (“a foodie, gourmand”).[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

*smakkuz m

  1. taste, savour, smatch, flavour

Inflection

u-stemDeclension of *smakkuz (u-stem)
singular plural
nominative *smakkuz *smakkiwiz
vocative *smakku *smakkiwiz
accusative *smakkų *smakkunz
genitive *smakkauz *smakkiwǫ̂
dative *smakkiwi *smakkumaz
instrumental *smakkū *smakkumiz

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*smak(k)ōn ~ *smak(k)az”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 352
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