Proto-Germanic
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Etymology
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From Pre-Germanic *swoydo-, from Proto-Indo-European *sweyd- (“to sweat”).
Pronunciation
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- IPA(key): /ˈswɑi̯.tɑz/ (masculine a-stem)
- IPA(key): /ˈswɑi̯.tɑ̃/ (neuter a-stem)
- IPA(key): /ˈswɑi̯.tɔːː/ (masculine n-stem)
*swait- m or n
- sweat; blood
Inflection
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masculine a-stemDeclension of *swaitaz (masculine a-stem)
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singular
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plural
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nominative
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*swaitaz
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*swaitōz, *swaitōs
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vocative
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*swait
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*swaitōz, *swaitōs
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accusative
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*swaitą
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*swaitanz
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genitive
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*swaitas, *swaitis
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*swaitǫ̂
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dative
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*swaitai
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*swaitamaz
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instrumental
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*swaitō
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*swaitamiz
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neuter a-stemDeclension of *swaitą (neuter a-stem)
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singular
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plural
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nominative
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*swaitą
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*swaitō
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vocative
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*swaitą
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*swaitō
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accusative
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*swaitą
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*swaitō
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genitive
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*swaitas, *swaitis
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*swaitǫ̂
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dative
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*swaitai
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*swaitamaz
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instrumental
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*swaitō
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*swaitamiz
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masculine an-stemDeclension of *swaitô (masculine an-stem)
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singular
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plural
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nominative
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*swaitô
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*swaitaniz
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vocative
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*swaitô
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*swaitaniz
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accusative
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*swaitanų
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*swaitanunz
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genitive
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*swaitiniz
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*swaitanǫ̂
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dative
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*swaitini
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*swaitammaz
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instrumental
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*swaitinē
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*swaitammiz
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Derived terms
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Related terms
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Descendants
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- Old English: swāt (< *swaitą)
- Old Frisian: swēt (< *swaitaz)
- Old Saxon: swēt
- Old Dutch: *swēt
- Old High German: sweiz (< *swaitaz)
- Middle High German: sweiz
- Old Norse: sveiti (< *swaitô)
References
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- Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN