From earlier *warþaz, *werþaz, from Proto-Indo-European *wert- (“to turn”). Compare Latin versus.[1]
*wardaz
Strong declension | ||||||
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Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | *wardaz | *wardai | *wardō | *wardôz | *wardą, -atō | *wardō |
Accusative | *wardanǭ | *wardanz | *wardǭ | *wardōz | *wardą, -atō | *wardō |
Genitive | *wardas, -is | *wardaizǫ̂ | *wardaizōz | *wardaizǫ̂ | *wardas, -is | *wardaizǫ̂ |
Dative | *wardammai | *wardaimaz | *wardaizōi | *wardaimaz | *wardammai | *wardaimaz |
Instrumental | *wardanō | *wardaimiz | *wardaizō | *wardaimiz | *wardanō | *wardaimiz |
Weak declension | ||||||
Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | *wardô | *wardaniz | *wardǭ | *wardōniz | *wardô | *wardōnō |
Accusative | *wardanų | *wardanunz | *wardōnų | *wardōnunz | *wardô | *wardōnō |
Genitive | *wardiniz | *wardanǫ̂ | *wardōniz | *wardōnǫ̂ | *wardiniz | *wardanǫ̂ |
Dative | *wardini | *wardammaz | *wardōni | *wardōmaz | *wardini | *wardammaz |
Instrumental | *wardinē | *wardammiz | *wardōnē | *wardōmiz | *wardinē | *wardammiz |
From Proto-Indo-European *wor-tós, *wor-tús, from the root *wer- (“to watch, heed, guard”).[2]
*wardaz m
masculine a-stemDeclension of *wardaz (masculine a-stem) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | *wardaz | *wardōz, *wardōs | |
vocative | *ward | *wardōz, *wardōs | |
accusative | *wardą | *wardanz | |
genitive | *wardas, *wardis | *wardǫ̂ | |
dative | *wardai | *wardamaz | |
instrumental | *wardō | *wardamiz |