Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/malskaz
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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 earlier *malhskaz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)mel- (“to weaken, soften, crush, grind”), equivalent to *malh- + *-skaz. Cognate with Ancient Greek μαλακός (malakós, “soft, weak”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
*malskaz
Inflection edit
Declension of *malskaz (a-stem)
| Strong declension | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *malskaz | *malskai | *malskō | *malskôz | *malską, -atō | *malskō |
| Accusative | *malskanǭ | *malskanz | *malskǭ | *malskōz | *malską, -atō | *malskō |
| Genitive | *malskas, -is | *malskaizǫ̂ | *malskaizōz | *malskaizǫ̂ | *malskas, -is | *malskaizǫ̂ |
| Dative | *malskammai | *malskaimaz | *malskaizōi | *malskaimaz | *malskammai | *malskaimaz |
| Instrumental | *malskanō | *malskaimiz | *malskaizō | *malskaimiz | *malskanō | *malskaimiz |
| Weak declension | ||||||
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *malskô | *malskaniz | *malskǭ | *malskōniz | *malskô | *malskōnō |
| Accusative | *malskanų | *malskanunz | *malskōnų | *malskōnunz | *malskô | *malskōnō |
| Genitive | *malskiniz | *malskanǫ̂ | *malskōniz | *malskōnǫ̂ | *malskiniz | *malskanǫ̂ |
| Dative | *malskini | *malskammaz | *malskōni | *malskōmaz | *malskini | *malskammaz |
| Instrumental | *malskinē | *malskammiz | *malskōnē | *malskōmiz | *malskinē | *malskammiz |
Descendants edit
- Proto-West Germanic: *malsk
- Gothic: *𐌼𐌰𐌻𐍃𐌺𐍃 (*malsks); 𐌿𐌽𐍄𐌹𐌻𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌻𐍃𐌺𐍃 (untilamalsks)