Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/sebô

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.

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Etymology edit

From Proto-Indo-European *sep- (to taste, test, try out). Cognate with Latin sapiō (to smack, taste, savour, have sense, discern), Ancient Greek σοφός (sophós, wise, clever).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

*sebô m

  1. sense, taste, perception
  2. mind, understanding

Inflection edit

masculine an-stemDeclension of *sebô (masculine an-stem)
singular plural
nominative *sebô *sebaniz
vocative *sebô *sebaniz
accusative *sebanų *sebanunz
genitive *sibiniz *sebanǫ̂
dative *sibini *sebammaz
instrumental *sibinē *sebammiz

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