Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/dōmastōlaz

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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 *dōmaz (judgment) +‎ *stōlaz (chair).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈdɔː.mɑ.ˌstɔː.lɑz/

Noun[edit]

*dōmastōlaz m[1]

  1. court of law, tribunal

Inflection[edit]

masculine a-stemDeclension of *dōmastōlaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *dōmastōlaz *dōmastōlōz, *dōmastōlōs
vocative *dōmastōl *dōmastōlōz, *dōmastōlōs
accusative *dōmastōlą *dōmastōlanz
genitive *dōmastōlas, *dōmastōlis *dōmastōlǫ̂
dative *dōmastōlai *dōmastōlamaz
instrumental *dōmastōlō *dōmastōlamiz

Descendants[edit]

  • Old High German: tuomstuol (tribunal)
  • Old Norse: dómstóll

References[edit]

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*dōma-stōlaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 73