Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/gaukaz
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Proto-Germanic
editEtymology
editInherited from Proto-Indo-European *gʰegʰuǵʰos, from *gʰegʰuǵʰ- (“cuckoo”), which Gąsiorowski makes a reduplicated noun based on *gʰewǵʰ- (“to hide”), of the type of *kʷékʷlos. Cognate with Latvian dzeguze (“cuckoo”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
edit*gaukaz m
Inflection
editmasculine a-stemDeclension of *gaukaz (masculine a-stem) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | *gaukaz | *gaukōz, *gaukōs | |
vocative | *gauk | *gaukōz, *gaukōs | |
accusative | *gauką | *gaukanz | |
genitive | *gaukas, *gaukis | *gaukǫ̂ | |
dative | *gaukai | *gaukamaz | |
instrumental | *gaukō | *gaukamiz |