Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/leuhsaz

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

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *lewk-so-, from *lewk-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈleu̯x.sɑz/

Adjective

*leuhsaz

1. light, bright

Inflection

Declension of *leuhsaz (a-stem)

Strong declension
Case	Masculine		Feminine		Neuter
	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*leuhsaz	*leuhsai	*leuhsō	*leuhsôz	*leuhsą, -atō	*leuhsō
Accusative	*leuhsanǭ	*leuhsanz	*leuhsǭ	*leuhsōz	*leuhsą, -atō	*leuhsō
Genitive	*leuhsas, -is	*leuhsaizǫ̂	*leuhsaizōz	*leuhsaizǫ̂	*leuhsas, -is	*leuhsaizǫ̂
Dative	*leuhsammai	*leuhsaimaz	*leuhsaizōi	*leuhsaimaz	*leuhsammai	*leuhsaimaz
Instrumental	*leuhsanō	*leuhsaimiz	*leuhsaizō	*leuhsaimiz	*leuhsanō	*leuhsaimiz
Weak declension
Case	Masculine		Feminine		Neuter
	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*leuhsô	*leuhsaniz	*leuhsǭ	*leuhsōniz	*leuhsô	*leuhsōnō
Accusative	*leuhsanų	*leuhsanunz	*leuhsōnų	*leuhsōnunz	*leuhsô	*leuhsōnō
Genitive	*leuhsiniz	*leuhsanǫ̂	*leuhsōniz	*leuhsōnǫ̂	*leuhsiniz	*leuhsanǫ̂
Dative	*leuhsini	*leuhsammaz	*leuhsōni	*leuhsōmaz	*leuhsini	*leuhsammaz
Instrumental	*leuhsinē	*leuhsammiz	*leuhsōnē	*leuhsōmiz	*leuhsinē	*leuhsammiz

Derived terms

• *liuhsijaną

Related terms

• *leuhsą

Descendants

• Old Norse: ljóss
  • Icelandic: ljós
  • Faroese: ljósur
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: ljos
  • Elfdalian: liuos
  • Old Swedish: liūs
    • Swedish: ljus
  • Danish: lys
    • Norwegian Bokmål: lys
      • → Norwegian Nynorsk: lys

References

• Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*leuhsa-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 334