Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/spihtaz

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 *(s)peyk- (woodpecker; magpie).

Noun edit

*spihtaz m

  1. woodpecker

Inflection edit

masculine a-stemDeclension of *spihtaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *spihtaz *spihtōz, *spihtōs
vocative *spiht *spihtōz, *spihtōs
accusative *spihtą *spihtanz
genitive *spihtas, *spihtis *spihtǫ̂
dative *spihtai *spihtamaz
instrumental *spihtō *spihtamiz

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