Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hleuþą

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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 Proto-Indo-European *ḱlew- (to hear).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

*hleuþą n[1]

  1. listening, hearing
  2. sound

Inflection[edit]

neuter a-stemDeclension of *hleuþą (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *hleuþą *hleuþō
vocative *hleuþą *hleuþō
accusative *hleuþą *hleuþō
genitive *hleuþas, *hliuþis *hleuþǫ̂
dative *hliuþai *hleuþamaz
instrumental *hleuþō *hleuþamiz

Descendants[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*hleuþa-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 230