Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/lausaz
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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
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Indo-European *lewH- (“to untie, set free, separate”). Related to *leusaną; outside of Germanic, related to Ancient Greek λύω (lúō), Latin luō (“expiate, pay”), Sanskrit लून (lūna, “sever, cut forth, destroy, annihilate”), and possibly Old Armenian լուծանեմ (lucanem) and Albanian lirë.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
edit*lausaz
Inflection
editDeclension of *lausaz (a-stem)
| Strong declension | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *lausaz | *lausai | *lausō | *lausôz | *lausą, -atō | *lausō |
| Accusative | *lausanǭ | *lausanz | *lausǭ | *lausōz | *lausą, -atō | *lausō |
| Genitive | *lausas, -is | *lausaizǫ̂ | *lausaizōz | *lausaizǫ̂ | *lausas, -is | *lausaizǫ̂ |
| Dative | *lausammai | *lausaimaz | *lausaizōi | *lausaimaz | *lausammai | *lausaimaz |
| Instrumental | *lausanō | *lausaimiz | *lausaizō | *lausaimiz | *lausanō | *lausaimiz |
| Weak declension | ||||||
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *lausô | *lausaniz | *lausǭ | *lausōniz | *lausô | *lausōnō |
| Accusative | *lausanų | *lausanunz | *lausōnų | *lausōnunz | *lausô | *lausōnō |
| Genitive | *lausiniz | *lausanǫ̂ | *lausōniz | *lausōnǫ̂ | *lausiniz | *lausanǫ̂ |
| Dative | *lausini | *lausammaz | *lausōni | *lausōmaz | *lausini | *lausammaz |
| Instrumental | *lausinē | *lausammiz | *lausōnē | *lausōmiz | *lausinē | *lausammiz |