Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/pīpā

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This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Vulgar Latin *pīpa, from Latin pīpō (to pip, peep).

Noun

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*pīpā f[1]

  1. flute
    Synonym: *sweglu
  2. pipe
    Synonyms: *duli, *þeutā

Inflection

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ōn-stem
Singular
Nominative *pīpā
Genitive *pīpōn
Singular Plural
Nominative *pīpā *pīpōn
Accusative *pīpōn *pīpōn
Genitive *pīpōn *pīpōnō
Dative *pīpōn *pīpōm, *pīpum
Instrumental *pīpōn *pīpōm, *pīpum

Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Miller, D. Gary (2012 June 13) “Early loanwords from Latin and Greek”, in External Influences on English: From its Beginnings to the Renaissance, Oxford University Press, →DOI, →ISBN, § 4.5, page 67:WGmc. *pīpa.