Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wīsaz
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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *weydtos (“knowledgeable”), from *weyd-.
Pronunciation
Adjective
*wīsaz
Inflection
Declension of *wīsaz (a-stem)
| Strong declension | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *wīsaz | *wīsai | *wīsō | *wīsôz | *wīsą, -atō | *wīsō |
| Accusative | *wīsanǭ | *wīsanz | *wīsǭ | *wīsōz | *wīsą, -atō | *wīsō |
| Genitive | *wīsas, -is | *wīsaizǫ̂ | *wīsaizōz | *wīsaizǫ̂ | *wīsas, -is | *wīsaizǫ̂ |
| Dative | *wīsammai | *wīsaimaz | *wīsaizōi | *wīsaimaz | *wīsammai | *wīsaimaz |
| Instrumental | *wīsanō | *wīsaimiz | *wīsaizō | *wīsaimiz | *wīsanō | *wīsaimiz |
| Weak declension | ||||||
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *wīsô | *wīsaniz | *wīsǭ | *wīsōniz | *wīsô | *wīsōnō |
| Accusative | *wīsanų | *wīsanunz | *wīsōnų | *wīsōnunz | *wīsô | *wīsōnō |
| Genitive | *wīsiniz | *wīsanǫ̂ | *wīsōniz | *wīsōnǫ̂ | *wīsiniz | *wīsanǫ̂ |
| Dative | *wīsini | *wīsammaz | *wīsōni | *wīsōmaz | *wīsini | *wīsammaz |
| Instrumental | *wīsinē | *wīsammiz | *wīsōnē | *wīsōmiz | *wīsinē | *wīsammiz |
Derived terms
- *unwīsaz
- *-wīsaz
- *wīsadōmaz (“wisdom”)
- *wīsōną