Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/skelduburgz

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 *skelduz +‎ *burgz.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈskel.du.ˌburɣz/

Noun edit

*skelduburgz f[1]

  1. testudo, wall of shields

Inflection edit

consonant stemDeclension of *skelduburgz (consonant stem)
singular plural
nominative *skelduburgz *skelduburgiz
vocative *skelduburg *skelduburgiz
accusative *skelduburgų *skelduburgunz
genitive *skelduburgiz *skelduburgǫ̂
dative *skelduburgi *skelduburgumaz
instrumental *skelduburgē *skelduburgumiz

Descendants edit

References edit

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*skeldu-burgz~skeldi-burgz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 337