Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kubô
Proto-Germanic
editEtymology
editUncertain. Close to Ancient Greek γῡ́πη (gū́pē, “den, hole”), possibly sharing a substrate origin, but Kroonen finds it hard to reconcile the vowels.
Pronunciation
editNoun
edit*kubô m
Inflection
editmasculine an-stemDeclension of *kubô (masculine an-stem) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | *kubô | *kubaniz | |
vocative | *kubô | *kubaniz | |
accusative | *kubanų | *kubanunz | |
genitive | *kubiniz | *kubanǫ̂ | |
dative | *kubini | *kubammaz | |
instrumental | *kubinē | *kubammiz |
Synonyms
editRelated terms
editDescendants
edit- Proto-West Germanic: *kobō
- Old Norse: kofi