Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/fuhǭ

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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]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Related to *fuhsaz.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

*fuhǭ f [2][3]

  1. vixen, female fox
    Synonym: *fuhsinī

Inflection[edit]

ōn-stemDeclension of *fuhǭ (ōn-stem)
singular plural
nominative *fuhǭ *fuhōniz
vocative *fuhǭ *fuhōniz
accusative *fuhōnų *fuhōnunz
genitive *fuhōniz *fuhōnǫ̂
dative *fuhōni *fuhōmaz
instrumental *fuhōnē *fuhōmiz

Related terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2011) The Proto-Germanic n-stems: A study in diachronic morphophonology, Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, § 1 Introduction, page 23
  2. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*fuhōn-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 157
  3. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*fuxōn”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 117