Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wīgaz
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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 earlier *wīhaz, vṛddhi gerundive of *wiganą (“to fight, battle”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
*wīgaz[1]
- (North Germanic) fighting, warlike; able to fight
- (North Germanic) able to be defeated
Inflection
Declension of *wīgaz (a-stem)
| Strong declension | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *wīgaz | *wīgai | *wīgō | *wīgôz | *wīgą, -atō | *wīgō |
| Accusative | *wīganǭ | *wīganz | *wīgǭ | *wīgōz | *wīgą, -atō | *wīgō |
| Genitive | *wīgas, -is | *wīgaizǫ̂ | *wīgaizōz | *wīgaizǫ̂ | *wīgas, -is | *wīgaizǫ̂ |
| Dative | *wīgammai | *wīgaimaz | *wīgaizōi | *wīgaimaz | *wīgammai | *wīgaimaz |
| Instrumental | *wīganō | *wīgaimiz | *wīgaizō | *wīgaimiz | *wīganō | *wīgaimiz |
| Weak declension | ||||||
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *wīgô | *wīganiz | *wīgǭ | *wīgōniz | *wīgô | *wīgōnō |
| Accusative | *wīganų | *wīganunz | *wīgōnų | *wīgōnunz | *wīgô | *wīgōnō |
| Genitive | *wīginiz | *wīganǫ̂ | *wīgōniz | *wīgōnǫ̂ | *wīginiz | *wīganǫ̂ |
| Dative | *wīgini | *wīgammaz | *wīgōni | *wīgōmaz | *wīgini | *wīgammaz |
| Instrumental | *wīginē | *wīgammiz | *wīgōnē | *wīgōmiz | *wīginē | *wīgammiz |