Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/swartaz

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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 *swerd- (“dirty, dark, black”); compare Latin sordēs, Russian сор (sor), and Northern Kurdish xwelî.

Pronunciation

Adjective

*swartaz

  1. black
    Synonym: *blakaz

Inflection

Declension of *swartaz (a-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *swartaz *swartō *swartą, -atō *swartai *swartôz *swartō
accusative *swartanǭ *swartǭ *swartą, -atō *swartanz *swartōz *swartō
genitive *swartas, -is *swartaizōz *swartas, -is *swartaizǫ̂ *swartaizǫ̂ *swartaizǫ̂
dative *swartammai *swartaizōi *swartammai *swartaimaz *swartaimaz *swartaimaz
instrumental *swartanō *swartaizō *swartanō *swartaimiz *swartaimiz *swartaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *swartô *swartǭ *swartô *swartaniz *swartōniz *swartōnō
accusative *swartanų *swartōnų *swartô *swartanunz *swartōnunz *swartōnō
genitive *swartiniz *swartōniz *swartiniz *swartanǫ̂ *swartōnǫ̂ *swartanǫ̂
dative *swartini *swartōni *swartini *swartammaz *swartōmaz *swartammaz
instrumental *swartinē *swartōnē *swartinē *swartammiz *swartōmiz *swartammiz

Derived terms

Descendants

See also

Colors in Proto-Germanic · *farwôz (layout · text)
     *blaikaz, *blankaz, *hwītaz, *blasaz      *falwaz, *grēwaz, *haswaz, *grīsaz, *hairaz      *blakaz, *swartaz
             *raudaz              *brūnaz, *erpaz, *dusnaz              *gelwaz, *gulaz
             *grōniz              *grōniz             
                          *blēwaz              *blēwaz, *hēwijaz
             *blēwaz, *hēwijaz              *baswaz             

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*swartaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 392
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