wijrs

Old Prussian

Alternative forms

• wirs

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *wī́ˀras, from Proto-Indo-European *wiHrós. Baltic cognates include Lithuanian vyras, Latvian vīrs. Other Indo-European cognates include Sanskrit वीर (vīrá), Latin vir, Old Irish fer, Old Norse verr, Ossetian ир (ir, “Ossetians”).

Noun

wijrs

1. (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) man (adult human)
2. man (adult male human)

   Synonym: smoy

   Antonym: genno

Declension

Declension of wijrs (masculine)

	singular	plural
nominative	wijrs	wijrai
genitive	wijras	wijrin
dative	wijrau	wijrimans
accusative	wijran	wijrans

References

• Mažiulis, Vytautas (1997) “wijrs”, in Prūsų kalbos etimologijos žodynas [Etymological dictionary of Old Prussian]‎^[1] (in Lithuanian), volume 4, Vilnius: Mokslo ir enciklopedijų leidybos institutas, pages 246-247