Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/starkuz
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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
editEtymology
editAn o-grade adjective derived from the strong verb *sterkaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sterg- (“rigid, stiff”).[1]
Pronunciation
editAdjective
edit*starkuz
Inflection
editDeclension of *starkuz (u-stem)
| strong declension | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| nominative | *starkuz | *starkijai | *starkī | *starkijôz | *starkų, *-jatō | *starkijō |
| accusative | *starkijanǭ | *starkijanz | *starkijǭ | *starkijōz | *starkų, *-jatō | *starkijō |
| genitive | *starkijas, *starkīs | *starkijaizǫ̂ | *starkijaizōz | *starkijaizǫ̂ | *starkijas, *starkīs | *starkijaizǫ̂ |
| dative | *starkijammai | *starkijaimaz | *starkijaizōi | *starkijaimaz | *starkijammai | *starkijaimaz |
| instrumental | *starkijanō | *starkijaimiz | *starkijaizō | *starkijaimiz | *starkijanō | *starkijaimiz |
| weak declension | ||||||
| masculine | feminine | neuter | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| nominative | *starkijô | *starkijaniz | *starkijǭ | *starkijōniz | *starkijô | *starkijōnō |
| accusative | *starkijanų | *starkijanunz | *starkijōnų | *starkijōnunz | *starkijô | *starkijōnō |
| genitive | *starkīniz | *starkijanǫ̂ | *starkijōniz | *starkijōnǫ̂ | *starkīniz | *starkijanǫ̂ |
| dative | *starkīni | *starkijammaz | *starkijōni | *starkijōmaz | *starkīni | *starkijammaz |
| instrumental | *starkīnē | *starkijammiz | *starkijōnē | *starkijōmiz | *starkīnē | *starkijammiz |
Derived terms
editDescendants
edit- Proto-West Germanic: *stark
- Old Norse: starkr, sterkr