Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/līs(ī)

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This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *leys- (small, mild).

Adjective

*līs(ī)

  1. soft, gentle, mild

Inflection

a-stem
Singular Masculine
Nominative *līs
Genitive *līsas
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *līs *līsu *līs
Accusative *līsanā *līsā *līs
Genitive *līsas *līseʀā *līsas
Dative *līsumē *līseʀē *līsumē
Instrumental *līsu *līseʀu *līsu
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *līsē *līsō *līsu
Accusative *līsā *līsā *līsu
Genitive *līseʀō *līseʀō *līseʀō
Dative *līsēm, *līsum *līsēm, *līsum *līsēm, *līsum
Instrumental *līsēm, *līsum *līsēm, *līsum *līsēm, *līsum
ja-stem
Singular Masculine
Nominative *līsī
Genitive *līsijas
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *līsī *līsiju *līsī
Accusative *līsijanā *līsijā *līsī
Genitive *līsijas *līsijeʀā *līsijas
Dative *līsijumē *līsijeʀē *līsijumē
Instrumental *līsiju *līsijeʀu *līsiju
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *līsijē *līsijō *līsiju
Accusative *līsijā *līsijā *līsiju
Genitive *līsijeʀō *līsijeʀō *līsijeʀō
Dative *līsijēm, *līsijum *līsijēm, *līsijum *līsijēm, *līsijum
Instrumental *līsijēm, *līsijum *līsijēm, *līsijum *līsijēm, *līsijum

Derived terms

  • *līs(ij)ō (adverb)
  • *līsōn (verb)
    • Old English: ġelīsian (to slip, slide)

Descendants