Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/-ōdaz
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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
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos.
Suffix
edit*-ōdaz
- Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality.
Inflection
editDeclension of *-ōdaz (a-stem)
| Strong declension | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *-ōdaz | *-ōdai | *-ōdō | *-ōdôz | *-ōdą, -atō | *-ōdō |
| Accusative | *-ōdanǭ | *-ōdanz | *-ōdǭ | *-ōdōz | *-ōdą, -atō | *-ōdō |
| Genitive | *-ōdas, -is | *-ōdaizǫ̂ | *-ōdaizōz | *-ōdaizǫ̂ | *-ōdas, -is | *-ōdaizǫ̂ |
| Dative | *-ōdammai | *-ōdaimaz | *-ōdaizōi | *-ōdaimaz | *-ōdammai | *-ōdaimaz |
| Instrumental | *-ōdanō | *-ōdaimiz | *-ōdaizō | *-ōdaimiz | *-ōdanō | *-ōdaimiz |
| Weak declension | ||||||
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *-ōdô | *-ōdaniz | *-ōdǭ | *-ōdōniz | *-ōdô | *-ōdōnō |
| Accusative | *-ōdanų | *-ōdanunz | *-ōdōnų | *-ōdōnunz | *-ōdô | *-ōdōnō |
| Genitive | *-ōdiniz | *-ōdanǫ̂ | *-ōdōniz | *-ōdōnǫ̂ | *-ōdiniz | *-ōdanǫ̂ |
| Dative | *-ōdini | *-ōdammaz | *-ōdōni | *-ōdōmaz | *-ōdini | *-ōdammaz |
| Instrumental | *-ōdinē | *-ōdammiz | *-ōdōnē | *-ōdōmiz | *-ōdinē | *-ōdammiz |
Derived terms
editDescendants
editAlthough not directly related to the past participle of class 2 weak verbs, its resemblance caused it to be treated as one in many of the descendant languages. In particular, throughout West Germanic, the prefix *ga- came to be affixed to words with this suffix as well.