Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/blōstrą

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

Etymology

Derived from *blōt- (“to sacrifice”) +‎ *-þrą.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈblɔːs.trɑ̃/

Noun

*blōstrą n

sacrifice

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *blōstrą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*blōstrą	*blōstrō
vocative	*blōstrą	*blōstrō
accusative	*blōstrą	*blōstrō
genitive	blōstras, blōstris	*blōstrǫ̂
dative	*blōstrai	*blōstramaz
instrumental	*blōstrō	*blōstramiz

Derived terms

*blōstrijaz

Descendants

Old High German: bluostar
⇒ Gothic: 𐌲𐌿𐌳𐌱𐌻𐍉𐍃𐍄𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍃 (gudblōstreis)

References

Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN