Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hūwô
Proto-Germanic edit
Etymology edit
Probably ultimately of imitative origin. Cognacy with Russian сова́ (sová, “owl”), Latin cāvannus (“owl”) (< Celtic), Old Breton couann (“owl”), is implausible on phonological grounds.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
*hūwô m
Inflection edit
masculine an-stemDeclension of *hūwô (masculine an-stem) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | *hūwô | *hūwaniz | |
vocative | *hūwô | *hūwaniz | |
accusative | *hūwanų | *hūwanunz | |
genitive | *hūwiniz | *hūwanǫ̂ | |
dative | *hūwini | *hūwammaz | |
instrumental | *hūwinē | *hūwammiz |