Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/swērį̄

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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 *swēraz (heavy) +‎ *-į̄.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

*swērį̄ f[1]

  1. heaviness

Inflection[edit]

īn-stemDeclension of *swērį̄ (īn-stem)
singular plural
nominative *swērį̄ *swērīniz
vocative *swērį̄ *swērīniz
accusative *swērīnų *swērīnunz
genitive *swērīniz *swērīnǫ̂
dative *swērīni *swērīmaz
instrumental *swērīnē *swērīmiz

Descendants[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*swērīn”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 396