Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kwerruz
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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 Proto-Indo-European *gʷerh₂- (“heavy”). Related to Latvian gurst and Lithuanian gurti.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
*kwerruz (comparative *kwirrizô, superlative *kwirristaz)
Inflection edit
Declension of *kwerruz (u-stem)
| strong declension | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| nominative | *kwerruz | *kwirrijai | *kwirrī | *kwirrijôz | *kwerrų, *-jatō | *kwirrijō |
| accusative | *kwirrijanǭ | *kwirrijanz | *kwirrijǭ | *kwirrijōz | *kwerrų, *-jatō | *kwirrijō |
| genitive | *kwirrijas, *kwirrīs | *kwirrijaizǫ̂ | *kwirrijaizōz | *kwirrijaizǫ̂ | *kwirrijas, *kwirrīs | *kwirrijaizǫ̂ |
| dative | *kwirrijammai | *kwirrijaimaz | *kwirrijaizōi | *kwirrijaimaz | *kwirrijammai | *kwirrijaimaz |
| instrumental | *kwirrijanō | *kwirrijaimiz | *kwirrijaizō | *kwirrijaimiz | *kwirrijanō | *kwirrijaimiz |
| weak declension | ||||||
| masculine | feminine | neuter | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| nominative | *kwirrijô | *kwirrijaniz | *kwirrijǭ | *kwirrijōniz | *kwirrijô | *kwirrijōnō |
| accusative | *kwirrijanų | *kwirrijanunz | *kwirrijōnų | *kwirrijōnunz | *kwirrijô | *kwirrijōnō |
| genitive | *kwirrīniz | *kwirrijanǫ̂ | *kwirrijōniz | *kwirrijōnǫ̂ | *kwirrīniz | *kwirrijanǫ̂ |
| dative | *kwirrīni | *kwirrijammaz | *kwirrijōni | *kwirrijōmaz | *kwirrīni | *kwirrijammaz |
| instrumental | *kwirrīnē | *kwirrijammiz | *kwirrijōnē | *kwirrijōmiz | *kwirrīnē | *kwirrijammiz |