Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/tīwaz
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Proto-Germanic edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Indo-European *deywós (“god”). Possibly attested as 𐌕𐌄𐌉𐌅𐌀 (teiva) on the Negau helmet.[1]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
*tīwaz m
- deity, god
- (Runic alphabet) name of the T-rune (ᛏ)
- (as a proper noun) Tyr, the Germanic god of war. Identified in later times with the Roman god Mars.
Inflection edit
masculine a-stemDeclension of *tīwaz (masculine a-stem) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | *tīwaz | *tīwōz, *tīwōs | |
vocative | *tīw | *tīwōz, *tīwōs | |
accusative | *tīwą | *tīwanz | |
genitive | *tīwas, *tīwis | *tīwǫ̂ | |
dative | *tīwai | *tīwamaz | |
instrumental | *tīwō | *tīwamiz |
Descendants edit
References edit
- ^ Markey, Tom (2001) “A Tale of Two Helmets: The Negau A and B Inscriptions”, in Journal of Indo-European Studies, volume 29, number 1/2, pages 69–172