Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/bukkaz

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 edit

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Etymology edit

From Proto-Indo-European *bʰuǵ-ko-s, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰuǵ- (goat, buck, ram). Cognate with Proto-Celtic *bukkos (goat), Old Armenian բուծ (buc, lamb), Persian بز (boz, goat), Avestan 𐬠𐬏𐬰𐬀 (būza, ram), Sanskrit बुख (bukha, male goat).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

*bukkaz m

  1. buck

Inflection edit

masculine a-stemDeclension of *bukkaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *bukkaz *bukkōz, *bukkōs
vocative *bukk *bukkōz, *bukkōs
accusative *bukką *bukkanz
genitive *bukkas, *bukkis *bukkǫ̂
dative *bukkai *bukkamaz
instrumental *bukkō *bukkamiz

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