Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/dalkaz
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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
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Indo-European *dʰelg-, *dʰelk- (“to stick, prick, stab”). Cognate with Lithuanian dilgus (“prickly”), Latin falx (“hook, sickle”), Old Irish delg (“spine, needle”).
Noun edit
*dalkaz m
Inflection edit
| masculine a-stemDeclension of *dalkaz (masculine a-stem) | |||
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| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *dalkaz | *dalkōz, *dalkōs | |
| vocative | *dalk | *dalkōz, *dalkōs | |
| accusative | *dalką | *dalkanz | |
| genitive | *dalkas, *dalkis | *dalkǫ̂ | |
| dative | *dalkai | *dalkamaz | |
| instrumental | *dalkō | *dalkamiz | |