Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hairiʀō

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Proto-Germanic *hairizô. Equivalent to *hair (old, venerable) +‎ *-iʀō.

Adjective edit

*hairiʀō

  1. comparative degree of *hair (old, venerable): older
Inflection edit
n-stem
Singular Masculine
Nominative *hairiʀō
Genitive *hairiʀini, *hairiʀan
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *hairiʀō *hairiʀā *hairiʀā
Accusative *hairiʀan *hairiʀōn *hairiʀā
Genitive *hairiʀini, *hairiʀan *hairiʀōn *hairiʀini, *hairiʀan
Dative *hairiʀini, *hairiʀan *hairiʀōn *hairiʀini, *hairiʀan
Instrumental *hairiʀini, *hairiʀan *hairiʀōn *hairiʀini, *hairiʀan
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *hairiʀan *hairiʀōn *hairiʀōn
Accusative *hairiʀan *hairiʀōn *hairiʀōn
Genitive *hairiʀanō *hairiʀōnō *hairiʀanō
Dative *hairiʀum *hairiʀōm, *hairiʀum *hairiʀum
Instrumental *hairiʀum *hairiʀōm, *hairiʀum *hairiʀum

Etymology 2 edit

From *hairiʀō (more aged, distinguished) +‎ *-ō (agent noun). The meaning lord, master possibly calqued from Medieval Latin senior (lord, sir).

Noun edit

*hairiʀō m

  1. older person, elder, senior
  2. lord, master
    Synonyms: *druhtin, *frauwjō
Inflection edit
Masculine an-stem
Singular
Nominative *hairiʀō
Genitive *hairiʀini, *hairiʀan
Singular Plural
Nominative *hairiʀō *hairiʀan
Accusative *hairiʀan *hairiʀan
Genitive *hairiʀini, *hairiʀan *hairiʀanō
Dative *hairiʀini, *hairiʀan *hairiʀum
Instrumental *hairiʀini, *hairiʀan *hairiʀum
Descendants edit