Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/-ōstaz
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Proto-Germanic edit
Etymology edit
See *-istaz.
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Pronunciation edit
Suffix edit
*-ōstaz (comparative *-ōzô)
- -est. Forms the superlative of certain adjectives.
Inflection edit
Declension of *-ōstaz (a-stem)
| Strong declension | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *-ōstaz | *-ōstai | *-ōstō | *-ōstôz | *-ōstą, -atō | *-ōstō |
| Accusative | *-ōstanǭ | *-ōstanz | *-ōstǭ | *-ōstōz | *-ōstą, -atō | *-ōstō |
| Genitive | *-ōstas, -is | *-ōstaizǫ̂ | *-ōstaizōz | *-ōstaizǫ̂ | *-ōstas, -is | *-ōstaizǫ̂ |
| Dative | *-ōstammai | *-ōstaimaz | *-ōstaizōi | *-ōstaimaz | *-ōstammai | *-ōstaimaz |
| Instrumental | *-ōstanō | *-ōstaimiz | *-ōstaizō | *-ōstaimiz | *-ōstanō | *-ōstaimiz |
| Weak declension | ||||||
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *-ōstô | *-ōstaniz | *-ōstǭ | *-ōstōniz | *-ōstô | *-ōstōnō |
| Accusative | *-ōstanų | *-ōstanunz | *-ōstōnų | *-ōstōnunz | *-ōstô | *-ōstōnō |
| Genitive | *-ōstiniz | *-ōstanǫ̂ | *-ōstōniz | *-ōstōnǫ̂ | *-ōstiniz | *-ōstanǫ̂ |
| Dative | *-ōstini | *-ōstammaz | *-ōstōni | *-ōstōmaz | *-ōstini | *-ōstammaz |
| Instrumental | *-ōstinē | *-ōstammiz | *-ōstōnē | *-ōstōmiz | *-ōstinē | *-ōstammiz |
Usage notes edit
This suffix was only used for regular a-stem adjectives, which sometimes used this suffix, but sometimes the related suffix *-istaz without any predictable rule. This suffix was never used for i-, u- and ja-stem adjectives.