Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/ailą

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

Etymology

From earlier *aidlą, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éydʰ-lom, from *h₂eydʰ- (“to burn”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑi̯.lɑ̃/

Noun

*ailą n

1. (West Germanic) fire

   Synonyms: *ailidaz, *fōr, *uzjǭ

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *ailą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*ailą	*ailō
vocative	*ailą	*ailō
accusative	*ailą	*ailō
genitive	*ailas, *ailis	*ailǫ̂
dative	*ailai	*ailamaz
instrumental	*ailō	*ailamiz

Derived terms

• *ailidaz
• *ailijaną

Related terms

• *aidaz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *ail
  • Old English: āl
• → Proto-Finnic: *ailas (see there for further descendants)