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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/babalōną

 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

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Etymology

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From *baba- +‎ *-lōną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰa-bʰa-, perhaps a reduplication of Proto-Indo-European *bʰā- (“to say”), or a variant of onomatopoeic *baba- (“to talk vaguely, mumble”), or a merger of the two.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbɑ.βɑ.lɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

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*babalōną

  1. to chatter, babble

Inflection

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Conjugation of *babalōną (weak class 2)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *babalō *babalǭ — *babalōi ?
2nd singular *babalōsi *babalōs *babalō *babalōsai *babalōsau
3rd singular *babalōþi *babalō *babalōþau *babalōþai *babalōþau
1st dual *babalōs *babalōw — — —
2nd dual *babalōþiz *babalōþiz *babalōþiz — —
1st plural *babalōmaz *babalōm — *babalōnþai *babalōnþau
2nd plural *babalōþ *babalōþ *babalōþ *babalōnþai *babalōnþau
3rd plural *babalōnþi *babalōn *babalōnþau *babalōnþai *babalōnþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *babalōdǭ *babalōdēdį̄
2nd singular *babalōdēz *babalōdēdīz
3rd singular *babalōdē *babalōdēdī
1st dual *babalōdēdū *babalōdēdīw
2nd dual *babalōdēdudiz *babalōdēdīdiz
1st plural *babalōdēdum *babalōdēdīm
2nd plural *babalōdēdud *babalōdēdīd
3rd plural *babalōdēdun *babalōdēdīn
present past
participles *babalōndz *babalōdaz

Descendants

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