Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hundaz

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

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Etymology

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From Pre-Germanic *kun-tós, *ḱwn̥tós, an enlargement of Proto-Indo-European *ḱwṓ. For the enlargement compare Old Armenian սկունդ (skund, dog, puppy).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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*hundaz m

  1. dog
    Hypernyms: *brakkô, *rakkuz, *bikjǭ, *hruþjô, *hwelpaz, *garmaz

Inflection

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masculine a-stemDeclension of *hundaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *hundaz *hundōz, *hundōs
vocative *hund *hundōz, *hundōs
accusative *hundą *hundanz
genitive *hundas, *hundis *hundǫ̂
dative *hundai *hundamaz
instrumental *hundō *hundamiz

Descendants

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