Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/digraz

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

From Pre-Germanic Proto-Indo-European *dʰiǵʰrós (“(well-)formed”), equivalent to *diganą +‎ *-raz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdiɣ.rɑz/

Adjective

*digraz

1. big, great, thick

Inflection

Declension of *digraz (a-stem)

Strong declension
Case	Masculine		Feminine		Neuter
	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*digraz	*digrai	*digrō	*digrôz	*digrą, -atō	*digrō
Accusative	*digranǭ	*digranz	*digrǭ	*digrōz	*digrą, -atō	*digrō
Genitive	*digras, -is	*digraizǫ̂	*digraizōz	*digraizǫ̂	*digras, -is	*digraizǫ̂
Dative	*digrammai	*digraimaz	*digraizōi	*digraimaz	*digrammai	*digraimaz
Instrumental	*digranō	*digraimiz	*digraizō	*digraimiz	*digranō	*digraimiz
Weak declension
Case	Masculine		Feminine		Neuter
	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*digrô	*digraniz	*digrǭ	*digrōniz	*digrô	*digrōnō
Accusative	*digranų	*digranunz	*digrōnų	*digrōnunz	*digrô	*digrōnō
Genitive	*digriniz	*digranǫ̂	*digrōniz	*digrōnǫ̂	*digriniz	*digranǫ̂
Dative	*digrini	*digrammaz	*digrōni	*digrōmaz	*digrini	*digrammaz
Instrumental	*digrinē	*digrammiz	*digrōnē	*digrōmiz	*digrinē	*digrammiz

Derived terms

• *digrį̄

Descendants

• Old Norse: digr
  • Faroese: digur
  • Icelandic: digur
  • Norwegian: diger
  • Old Swedish: digher
    • Swedish: diger
  • Danish: diger
• Gothic: *𐌳𐌹𐌲𐍂𐍃 (*digrs), > 𐌳𐌹𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌹 (digrei)

References

• Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*digra-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 95