Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/slēpaz

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

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈslɛː.pɑz/

Noun

*slēpaz m

1. sleep

   Synonym: *swefnaz

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *slēpaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*slēpaz	*slēpōz, *slēpōs
vocative	*slēp	*slēpōz, *slēpōs
accusative	*slēpą	*slēpanz
genitive	*slēpas, *slēpis	*slēpǫ̂
dative	*slēpai	*slēpamaz
instrumental	*slēpō	*slēpamiz

Related terms

• *slēpaną

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *slāp
  • Old English: slǣp
    • Middle English: slepe
      • English: sleep
      • Scots: slepe, sleip
  • Old Frisian: slēp
    • Saterland Frisian: Släip
    • West Frisian: sliep
  • Old Saxon: slāp
    • Middle Low German:
      • Low German: Slaap, Slap, Schlop (dative: Schlope; Westphalian: Sauerländisch, Paderbornisch)
  • Old Dutch: *slāp
    • Middle Dutch: slâep
      • Dutch: slaap
        • Afrikaans: slaap
  • Old High German: slāf
    • Middle High German: slāf
      • German: Schlaf
      • Hunsrik: Schlof
      • Luxembourgish: Schlof
      • Pennsylvania German: Schlof
      • Vilamovian: śłöf
      • Yiddish: שלאָף (shlof)
• Gothic: 𐍃𐌻𐌴𐍀𐍃 (slēps)