Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/frikį̄

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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 *frekaz +‎ *-į̄.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

*frikį̄ f[1]

  1. avarice, greed

Inflection[edit]

īn-stemDeclension of *frikį̄ (īn-stem)
singular plural
nominative *frikį̄ *frikīniz
vocative *frikį̄ *frikīniz
accusative *frikīnų *frikīnunz
genitive *frikīniz *frikīnǫ̂
dative *frikīni *frikīmaz
instrumental *frikīnē *frikīmiz

Descendants[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*frekīn”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 89