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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
Possibly related to Proto-Slavic *drapati, Sanskrit द्रापि (drāpi, “garment, mantle”), and Ancient Greek δρέπω (drépō, “to pluck, tear off”). Also compare Old Norse trefja (“to buzz”) and trefill (“rag, tatter”).
Noun
*trabō f
- fringe (decorative border)
Declension
| ō-stemDeclension of *trabō (ō-stem)
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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*trabō
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*trabôz
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| vocative
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*trabō
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*trabôz
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| accusative
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*trabǭ
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*trabōz
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| genitive
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*trabōz
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*trabǫ̂
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| dative
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*trabōi
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*trabōmaz
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| instrumental
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*trabō
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*trabōmiz
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Descendants
References
- ^ Mallory, J. P., Adams, D. Q., editors (1997), Encyclopedia of Indo-European culture, London, Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, page 109
- ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 352
- ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “trabō-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 520
