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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
Nikolaev (2015)[1] suggests derivation from Proto-Indo-European *sw-er, locative of *seh₂w- (“sharp”) (with a loss of *h₂ between *s and *w) and cognate to Luwian (šiḫual-, šiwal-, “sword”), (šiwa-, “sharp”). Derivation from Proto-Indo-European *swer- has been proposed, but is uncertain since all other descendants, such as *sweraną, only suggest an original meaning 'to ache, hurt, fester'.
Pronunciation
Noun
*swerdą n
- sword
- Synonyms: *heruz, *mēkijaz, *wibraz
Inflection
neuter a-stemDeclension of *swerdą (neuter a-stem)
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singular
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plural
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nominative
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*swerdą
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*swerdō
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vocative
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*swerdą
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*swerdō
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accusative
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*swerdą
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*swerdō
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genitive
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*swerdas, *swirdis
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*swerdǫ̂
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dative
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*swerdai
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*swerdamaz
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instrumental
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*swerdō
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*swerdamiz
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Derived terms
Descendants
References
- ^ Nikolaev, Alexander. 2015. "The Germanic word for ‘sword’ and delocatival derivation in Proto-Indo-European". Journal of Indo-European Studies 37 / 3-4, pp. 461-488