Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/blōtą
Proto-Germanic
editEtymology
editTraditionally from Proto-Indo-European *bʰlā-d- (“to offer, sacrifice”), comparing Latin flāmen (“priest”), but this root is largely abandoned by modern scholars. Possibly from the same root as *blōþą (“blood”); compare the development of Proto-West Germanic *blōdisōn (“to mark with blood > to bless”).
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Pronunciation
editNoun
edit*blōtą n
Inflection
editneuter a-stemDeclension of *blōtą (neuter a-stem) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | *blōtą | *blōtō | |
vocative | *blōtą | *blōtō | |
accusative | *blōtą | *blōtō | |
genitive | *blōtas, *blōtis | *blōtǫ̂ | |
dative | *blōtai | *blōtamaz | |
instrumental | *blōtō | *blōtamiz |