Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/brestuz

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

Etymology edit

From Proto-Indo-European *bʰres‑ (to burst; break; crack; crackle).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

*brestuz m

  1. break; fracture
  2. impairment; handicap

Inflection edit

u-stemDeclension of *brestuz (u-stem)
singular plural
nominative *brestuz *bristiwiz
vocative *brestu *bristiwiz
accusative *brestų *brestunz
genitive *brestauz *bristiwǫ̂
dative *bristiwi *brestumaz
instrumental *brestū *brestumiz

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