Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/lahsaz
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Proto-Germanic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Pre-Germanic *laḱsos, from Proto-Indo-European *laḱs- (“salmon, trout”). Cognate with Proto-Slavic *lososь, Ossetian лӕсӕг (læsæg, “salmon”), Tocharian B laks (“fish”).[1] See lax and Latvian lasis for further non-Germanic cognates.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
*lahsaz m
Inflection[edit]
masculine a-stemDeclension of *lahsaz (masculine a-stem) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | *lahsaz | *lahsōz, *lahsōs | |
vocative | *lahs | *lahsōz, *lahsōs | |
accusative | *lahsą | *lahsanz | |
genitive | *lahsas, *lahsis | *lahsǫ̂ | |
dative | *lahsai | *lahsamaz | |
instrumental | *lahsō | *lahsamiz |
Descendants[edit]
- Proto-West Germanic: *lahs
- Old Norse: lax
References[edit]
- ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “lasis”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN