Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hlaidrijō
Proto-Germanic
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Indo-European *ḱley- (“to lean”). Cognate with Ancient Greek κλῖμαξ (klîmax, “ladder”). Related to Gothic 𐌷𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌸𐍂𐌰 (hleiþra, “booth, tent”, literally “that which leans”). Compare also Latin clathri (“trellis”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
edit*hlaidrijō f[1]
Inflection
editō-stemDeclension of *hlaidrijō (ō-stem) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | *hlaidrijō | *hlaidrijôz | |
vocative | *hlaidrijō | *hlaidrijôz | |
accusative | *hlaidrijǭ | *hlaidrijōz | |
genitive | *hlaidrijōz | *hlaidrijǫ̂ | |
dative | *hlaidrijōi | *hlaidrijōmaz | |
instrumental | *hlaidrijō | *hlaidrijōmiz |
Descendants
edit- Proto-West Germanic: *hlaidriju
References
edit- ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*xlaiđrjō”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 174