Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hundaradą
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This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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-GermanicEdit
EtymologyEdit
From *hundą (“hundred”) + *radą (“count”), with the last element from an unexplained origin.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
*hundaradą n
- (+genitive) a great hundred (120)
- (+genitive) a hundred (100)
Usage notesEdit
The words *hundą and *hundaradą may have originally lacked a specific definition and been used as general words for any fairly large number. This usage continued in many daughter languages, but eventually its value was fixed at 100, as was its Latin cognate, centum.
InflectionEdit
| neuter a-stemDeclension of *hundaradą (neuter a-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *hundaradą | *hundaradō | |
| vocative | *hundaradą | *hundaradō | |
| accusative | *hundaradą | *hundaradō | |
| genitive | *hundaradas, *hundaradis | *hundaradǫ̂ | |
| dative | *hundaradai | *hundaradamaz | |
| instrumental | *hundaradō | *hundaradamiz | |