Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hlahtraz

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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 *hlahjaną (to laugh).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

*hlahtraz m

  1. laughter

Inflection[edit]

masculine a-stemDeclension of *hlahtraz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *hlahtraz *hlahtrōz, *hlahtrōs
vocative *hlahtr *hlahtrōz, *hlahtrōs
accusative *hlahtrą *hlahtranz
genitive *hlahtras, *hlahtris *hlahtrǫ̂
dative *hlahtrai *hlahtramaz
instrumental *hlahtrō *hlahtramiz

Related terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

References[edit]

  • Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*hlahtra-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN