Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/grīsaz
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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
Etymology edit
Unknown. Often related to *grēwaz, which would require a pre-form *greh₁-is-, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰreh₁- (“to grow; to become green”). This is highly speculative, however.[1]
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
*grīsaz[1]
- grey
- Synonym: *grēwaz
- terrible; frightening
Inflection edit
Declension of *grīsaz (a-stem)
| Strong declension | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *grīsaz | *grīsai | *grīsō | *grīsôz | *grīsą, -atō | *grīsō |
| Accusative | *grīsanǭ | *grīsanz | *grīsǭ | *grīsōz | *grīsą, -atō | *grīsō |
| Genitive | *grīsas, -is | *grīsaizǫ̂ | *grīsaizōz | *grīsaizǫ̂ | *grīsas, -is | *grīsaizǫ̂ |
| Dative | *grīsammai | *grīsaimaz | *grīsaizōi | *grīsaimaz | *grīsammai | *grīsaimaz |
| Instrumental | *grīsanō | *grīsaimiz | *grīsaizō | *grīsaimiz | *grīsanō | *grīsaimiz |
| Weak declension | ||||||
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *grīsô | *grīsaniz | *grīsǭ | *grīsōniz | *grīsô | *grīsōnō |
| Accusative | *grīsanų | *grīsanunz | *grīsōnų | *grīsōnunz | *grīsô | *grīsōnō |
| Genitive | *grīsiniz | *grīsanǫ̂ | *grīsōniz | *grīsōnǫ̂ | *grīsiniz | *grīsanǫ̂ |
| Dative | *grīsini | *grīsammaz | *grīsōni | *grīsōmaz | *grīsini | *grīsammaz |
| Instrumental | *grīsinē | *grīsammiz | *grīsōnē | *grīsōmiz | *grīsinē | *grīsammiz |
Descendants edit
- Proto-West Germanic: *grīs
See also edit
| *blaikaz, *blankaz, *hwītaz, *blasaz | *falwaz, *grēwaz, *haswaz, *grīsaz, *hairaz | *blakaz, *swartaz |
| *raudaz | *brūnaz, *erpaz, *dusnaz | *gelwaz, *gulaz |
| *grōniz | *grōniz | |
| *blēwaz | *blēwaz, *hēwijaz | |
| *blēwaz, *hēwijaz | *baswaz |