Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/ūdarą
Proto-Germanic
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editThematicized variant of Proto-Indo-European *h₁ówHdʰr̥ (“udder”). Cognate with Latin ūber.
Pronunciation
editNoun
edit*ūdarą n
Inflection
editAccording to Kroonen, this term was a heteroclitic and amphikinetic r/n-stem akin to *watōr. *watōr retained its r/n alternation while discarding its amphikinetic root vowel alternation, while this term did the opposite — it retained amphikinetic root vowel status but lost its r/n alternation. However, Kroonen reconstructs a proterokinetic neuter athematic ending for the nominative singular, resulting in nominative singular *eudur and an oblique stem *ūdr-.
neuter a-stemDeclension of *ūdarą (neuter a-stem) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | *ūdarą | *ūdarō | |
vocative | *ūdarą | *ūdarō | |
accusative | *ūdarą | *ūdarō | |
genitive | *ūdaras, *ūdaris | *ūdarǫ̂ | |
dative | *ūdarai | *ūdaramaz | |
instrumental | *ūdarō | *ūdaramiz |
Related terms
edit- *audanaz (“granted”) (possibly)