Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/albī
Proto-Germanic
editEtymology
editPossibly from Proto-Indo-European *albʰih₂, derived from *albʰós (“white”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
edit*albī f[1]
Inflection
editī/jō-stemDeclension of *albī (ī/jō-stem) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | *albī | *albijôz | |
vocative | *albī | *albijôz | |
accusative | *albijǭ | *albijōz | |
genitive | *albijōz | *albijǫ̂ | |
dative | *albijōi | *albijōmaz | |
instrumental | *albijō | *albijōmiz |
Alternative reconstructions
editDescendants
edit- Proto-West Germanic: *albī
- Old Norse: elfr
- → Latin: Albia, Albis
- → Ancient Greek: Ἄλβις (Álbis)
- → Proto-Slavic: *olba