Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hulwiją

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

From *hulaz, *hulhwaz (hollow), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- (to tend, lean, incline, bend, tip).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

*hulwiją n

  1. depression, hollow

Inflection edit

neuter ja-stemDeclension of *hulwiją (neuter ja-stem)
singular plural
nominative *hulwiją *hulwijō
vocative *hulwiją *hulwijō
accusative *hulwiją *hulwijō
genitive *hulwijas, *hulwīs *hulwijǫ̂
dative *hulwijai *hulwijamaz
instrumental *hulwijō *hulwijamiz

Descendants edit

  • Proto-West Germanic: *hulwī
  • Old Norse: hylr m