Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/blautaz
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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
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Indo-European *bʰlowdh₂-o-s, from *bʰlow- (“emaciated, soft”). Cognate with Ancient Greek φλυδάω (phludáō, “to be soft, weak”). Despite similar phonetics and semantics, not related to Proto-Germanic *blauþuz (“soft, weak”).[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]*blautaz
Inflection
[edit]Declension of *blautaz (a-stem)
| Strong declension | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *blautaz | *blautai | *blautō | *blautôz | *blautą, -atō | *blautō |
| Accusative | *blautanǭ | *blautanz | *blautǭ | *blautōz | *blautą, -atō | *blautō |
| Genitive | *blautas, -is | *blautaizǫ̂ | *blautaizōz | *blautaizǫ̂ | *blautas, -is | *blautaizǫ̂ |
| Dative | *blautammai | *blautaimaz | *blautaizōi | *blautaimaz | *blautammai | *blautaimaz |
| Instrumental | *blautanō | *blautaimiz | *blautaizō | *blautaimiz | *blautanō | *blautaimiz |
| Weak declension | ||||||
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *blautô | *blautaniz | *blautǭ | *blautōniz | *blautô | *blautōnō |
| Accusative | *blautanų | *blautanunz | *blautōnų | *blautōnunz | *blautô | *blautōnō |
| Genitive | *blautiniz | *blautanǫ̂ | *blautōniz | *blautōnǫ̂ | *blautiniz | *blautanǫ̂ |
| Dative | *blautini | *blautammaz | *blautōni | *blautōmaz | *blautini | *blautammaz |
| Instrumental | *blautinē | *blautammiz | *blautōnē | *blautōmiz | *blautinē | *blautammiz |
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Proto-West Germanic: *blaut
- Old Norse: blautr
- → Proto-Samic:
- Northern Sami: lávtas