Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/mōdērlausaz

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

Etymology

From *mōdēr +‎ *-lausaz.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmɔː.ðɛːr.ˌlɑu̯.sɑz/

Adjective

*mōdērlausaz

without a mother.

Inflection

Declension of *mōdērlausaz (a-stem)

Strong declension
Case	Masculine		Feminine		Neuter
	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*mōdērlausaz	*mōdērlausai	*mōdērlausō	*mōdērlausôz	*mōdērlausą, -atō	*mōdērlausō
Accusative	*mōdērlausanǭ	*mōdērlausanz	*mōdērlausǭ	*mōdērlausōz	*mōdērlausą, -atō	*mōdērlausō
Genitive	*mōdērlausas, -is	*mōdērlausaizǫ̂	*mōdērlausaizōz	*mōdērlausaizǫ̂	*mōdērlausas, -is	*mōdērlausaizǫ̂
Dative	*mōdērlausammai	*mōdērlausaimaz	*mōdērlausaizōi	*mōdērlausaimaz	*mōdērlausammai	*mōdērlausaimaz
Instrumental	*mōdērlausanō	*mōdērlausaimiz	*mōdērlausaizō	*mōdērlausaimiz	*mōdērlausanō	*mōdērlausaimiz

Weak declension
Case	Masculine		Feminine		Neuter
	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*mōdērlausô	*mōdērlausaniz	*mōdērlausǭ	*mōdērlausōniz	*mōdērlausô	*mōdērlausōnō
Accusative	*mōdērlausanų	*mōdērlausanunz	*mōdērlausōnų	*mōdērlausōnunz	*mōdērlausô	*mōdērlausōnō
Genitive	*mōdērlausiniz	*mōdērlausanǫ̂	*mōdērlausōniz	*mōdērlausōnǫ̂	*mōdērlausiniz	*mōdērlausanǫ̂
Dative	*mōdērlausini	*mōdērlausammaz	*mōdērlausōni	*mōdērlausōmaz	*mōdērlausini	*mōdērlausammaz
Instrumental	*mōdērlausinē	*mōdērlausammiz	*mōdērlausōnē	*mōdērlausōmiz	*mōdērlausinē	*mōdērlausammiz

Descendants

Old English: mōdorlēas
- Middle English: moderles
  - English: motherless
Old Frisian: mōderlās
- Saterland Frisian: muurloos
Old Dutch: muoderlōs
- Middle Dutch: moederloos
  - Dutch: moederloos
Old High German: muoterlōs
- Middle High German: muoterlōs
  - German: mutterlos
Old Norse: móðurlauss
- Icelandic: móðurlaus
- Swedish: moderlös
- Danish: moderløs