Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/gaukaz
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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
Inherited from Proto-Indo-European *gʰegʰuǵʰos, from *gʰegʰuǵʰ- (“cuckoo”), which Gąsiorowski makes a reduplicated noun based on *gʰewǵʰ- (“to hide”), of the type of *kʷékʷlos. Cognate with Latvian dzeguze (“cuckoo”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
*gaukaz m
Inflection edit
| masculine a-stemDeclension of *gaukaz (masculine a-stem) | |||
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| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *gaukaz | *gaukōz, *gaukōs | |
| vocative | *gauk | *gaukōz, *gaukōs | |
| accusative | *gauką | *gaukanz | |
| genitive | *gaukas, *gaukis | *gaukǫ̂ | |
| dative | *gaukai | *gaukamaz | |
| instrumental | *gaukō | *gaukamiz | |