Proto-GermanicEdit
EtymologyEdit
Derived from *warjaną (“to hinder, defend”).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
*warjaz m
InflectionEdit
Declension of *warjaz (masculine a-stem)
singular | plural | |
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nominative | *warjaz | *warjōz, *warjōs |
vocative | *wari | *warjōz, *warjōs |
accusative | *warją | *warjanz |
genitive | *warjas, *waris | *warjǫ̂ |
dative | *warjai | *warjamaz |
instrumental | *warjō | *warjamiz |
Usage notesEdit
This noun does not survive on its own in any language, but only as a suffix. This may mean that it appeared only in compounds in Proto-Germanic as well.
DescendantsEdit
The compound form of this noun was conflated with *-ārijaz in many languages, eventually causing both to be treated as one.