Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/dōmahūsą

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 edit

Etymology edit

From *dōmaz (“judgement”) +‎ *hūsą (“house”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈdɔː.mɑ.ˌxuː.sɑ̃/

Noun edit

*dōmahūsą n^[1]

court-house

Inflection edit

neuter a-stemDeclension of *dōmahūsą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*dōmahūsą	*dōmahūsō
vocative	*dōmahūsą	*dōmahūsō
accusative	*dōmahūsą	*dōmahūsō
genitive	dōmahūsas, dōmahūsis	*dōmahūsǫ̂
dative	*dōmahūsai	*dōmahūsamaz
instrumental	*dōmahūsō	*dōmahūsamiz

Descendants edit

Old English: dōmhūs
- Middle English: dome-howse
  - English: doom-house
Old Norse: dómhús
- Icelandic: dómhús

References edit

^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*dōma-xūsan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎^[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 73

[HGE-1] Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*dōma-xūsan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎^[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 73

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