Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/gulbą

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

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɣul.βɑ̃/

Noun

*gulbą n

1. (North Germanic) floor

   Synonym: *flōraz

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *gulbą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*gulbą	*gulbō
vocative	*gulbą	*gulbō
accusative	*gulbą	*gulbō
genitive	*gulbas, *gulbis	*gulbǫ̂
dative	*gulbai	*gulbamaz
instrumental	*gulbō	*gulbamiz

Descendants

• Old Norse: golf
  • Icelandic: gólf
  • Faroese: gólv
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: golv; (dialectal) gølv, góv, gæłv
    • → Norwegian Bokmål: golv
  • Swedish: golv
  • Old Danish: gulf
    • Danish: gulv
      • Norwegian Bokmål: gulv
• → Proto-Samic: *kuolpē (see there for further descendants)