Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/balþaz
Proto-Germanic
editEtymology
editFrom pre-Germanic *bʰóltos (“inflated, strong”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (“to blow, swell, inflate”) + *-tos, the suffix equivalent to Proto-Germanic *-þaz.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
edit*balþaz
Inflection
editDeclension of *balþaz (a-stem)
Strong declension | ||||||
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Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | *balþaz | *balþai | *balþō | *balþôz | *balþą, -atō | *balþō |
Accusative | *balþanǭ | *balþanz | *balþǭ | *balþōz | *balþą, -atō | *balþō |
Genitive | *balþas, -is | *balþaizǫ̂ | *balþaizōz | *balþaizǫ̂ | *balþas, -is | *balþaizǫ̂ |
Dative | *balþammai | *balþaimaz | *balþaizōi | *balþaimaz | *balþammai | *balþaimaz |
Instrumental | *balþanō | *balþaimiz | *balþaizō | *balþaimiz | *balþanō | *balþaimiz |
Weak declension | ||||||
Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | *balþô | *balþaniz | *balþǭ | *balþōniz | *balþô | *balþōnō |
Accusative | *balþanų | *balþanunz | *balþōnų | *balþōnunz | *balþô | *balþōnō |
Genitive | *balþiniz | *balþanǫ̂ | *balþōniz | *balþōnǫ̂ | *balþiniz | *balþanǫ̂ |
Dative | *balþini | *balþammaz | *balþōni | *balþōmaz | *balþini | *balþammaz |
Instrumental | *balþinē | *balþammiz | *balþōnē | *balþōmiz | *balþinē | *balþammiz |