Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/abô
Proto-Germanic
editEtymology
editProbably represents a zero-grade agent n-stem derived from the lost strong verb *afaną. The semantics probably developed from "he who works, labors" > "man of the household".
Pronunciation
editNoun
edit*abô m[1]
Inflection
editThe plural forms preserve the zero-grade forms of the suffix. The dative plural form was apparently taken from the a-stems.
masculine an-stemDeclension of *abô (masculine an-stem) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | *abô | *abniz | |
vocative | *abô | *abniz | |
accusative | *abanų | *abnuz | |
genitive | *abniz | *abnǫ̂ | |
dative | *abni | *abnamaz | |
instrumental | *abnē | *abnamiz |
Descendants
editFurther reading
edit- Lehmann, Winfred P. (1986) A Gothic Etymological Dictionary, based on the 3rd ed. of Feist’s dictionary, Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 1
References
editCategories:
- Proto-Germanic terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Proto-Germanic terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₃ep-
- Proto-Germanic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Proto-Germanic lemmas
- Proto-Germanic nouns
- Proto-Germanic masculine nouns
- gem-pro:Family members
- Proto-Germanic irregular nouns
- Proto-Germanic an-stem nouns
- gem-pro:Male family members