Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/ōsaz

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

Alternative forms

• *ōzaz

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₃éh₁os (“mouth”) (apparently reformed as a thematic noun *h₃eh₁ésos). Cognate with Latin ōs (“mouth”), Lithuanian úostas (“port, harbour, haven”), Russian уста́ (ustá, “mouth, lips”), Sanskrit आस् (ā́s, “mouth”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔː.sɑz/

Noun

*ōsaz m

1. (anatomy) mouth

   Synonym: *munþaz

2. (of a river) mouth, inlet

   Synonym: *gamunþiją

Inflection

Verner alternation was preserved in this noun, so that some forms had the stem *ōz-. But the distribution of the alternants is currently unknown.

masculine a-stemDeclension of *ōsaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*ōsaz	*ōsōz, *ōsōs
vocative	*ōs	*ōsōz, *ōsōs
accusative	*ōsą	*ōsanz
genitive	*ōsas, *ōsis	*ōsǫ̂
dative	*ōsai	*ōsamaz
instrumental	*ōsō	*ōsamiz

Related terms

• *ōzô

Descendants

• Old English: ōr, ōra
  • Middle English: or (early, hapax)
• Old Norse: óss
  • Icelandic: ós
  • Faroese: ósi (changed to weak declension)
  • Norwegian: os
  • Old Swedish: ōs
    • Swedish: os
  • Danish: os