Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/swambaz

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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

Frequently compared to Ancient Greek σομφός (somphós), but this cannot be of inherited Indo-European origin given the lack of the expected shift *sw > *hw in Greek.

Pronunciation

Noun

*swambaz m

  1. Alternative form of *swammaz

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *swambaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *swambaz *swambōz, *swambōs
vocative *swamb *swambōz, *swambōs
accusative *swambą *swambanz
genitive *swambas, *swambis *swambǫ̂
dative *swambai *swambamaz
instrumental *swambō *swambamiz