Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/linþaz
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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 *lént-o-s.[1][2][3] Cognate with Latin lentus (“flexible, sticky”), Lithuanian lentà (“board”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
*linþaz
Inflection edit
Declension of *linþaz (a-stem)
| strong declension | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| nominative | *linþaz | *linþai | *linþō | *linþôz | *linþą, *-at(ō) | *linþō |
| accusative | *linþanǭ | *linþanz | *linþǭ | *linþōz | *linþą, *-at(ō) | *linþō |
| genitive | *linþas, *linþis | *linþaizǫ̂ | *linþaizōz | *linþaizǫ̂ | *linþas, *linþis | *linþaizǫ̂ |
| dative | *linþammai | *linþaimaz | *linþaizōi | *linþaimaz | *linþammai | *linþaimaz |
| instrumental | *linþanō | *linþaimiz | *linþaizō | *linþaimiz | *linþanō | *linþaimiz |
| weak declension | ||||||
| masculine | feminine | neuter | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| nominative | *linþô | *linþaniz | *linþǭ | *linþōniz | *linþô | *linþōnō |
| accusative | *linþanų | *linþanunz | *linþōnų | *linþōnunz | *linþô | *linþōnō |
| genitive | *linþiniz | *linþanǫ̂ | *linþōniz | *linþōnǫ̂ | *linþiniz | *linþanǫ̂ |
| dative | *linþini | *linþammaz | *linþōni | *linþōmaz | *linþini | *linþammaz |
| instrumental | *linþinē | *linþammiz | *linþōnē | *linþōmiz | *linþinē | *linþammiz |
Alternative forms edit
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- Proto-West Germanic: *linþ(ī)
- Old Norse: linnr
- Icelandic: linnur
- ⇒ Old Norse: linnormr
- Icelandic: linnormur
- Norwegian: linnorm
- Old Swedish: lindormber
- Swedish: lindorm
- Danish: lindorm
- Norwegian Nynorsk: linn
- Gothic: *𐌻𐌹𐌽𐌸𐍃 (*linþs)
Noun edit
*linþaz m[4]
Inflection edit
| masculine a-stemDeclension of *linþaz (masculine a-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *linþaz | *linþōz, *linþōs | |
| vocative | *linþ | *linþōz, *linþōs | |
| accusative | *linþą | *linþanz | |
| genitive | *linþas, *linþis | *linþǫ̂ | |
| dative | *linþai | *linþamaz | |
| instrumental | *linþō | *linþamiz | |
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
References edit
- ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “lento-”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 667
- ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*linþa-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 339
- ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “lentus”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 335
- ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*lenþaz I”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 241
- ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*lenþa-wurmaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[2], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 241