Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/snuttuz
Proto-Germanic
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editReflecting pre-Germanic *snutnús, likely back-formed from the accusative plural of an old n-stem *snéuþô (or similar), whence also the form *snuttaz, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *snew- (“to flow, run; moisture”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
edit*snuttuz m
- (West Germanic) Nasal mucus; snot
Inflection
editu-stemDeclension of *snuttuz (u-stem) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | *snuttuz | *snuttiwiz | |
vocative | *snuttu | *snuttiwiz | |
accusative | *snuttų | *snuttunz | |
genitive | *snuttauz | *snuttiwǫ̂ | |
dative | *snuttiwi | *snuttumaz | |
instrumental | *snuttū | *snuttumiz |
Derived terms
editRelated terms
edit- *snūtaz
- *snūtijaną
- *snūttǭ (> German Schnauze)
- *snūttōną (> German schnauzen)
- *snuþarōną