Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/slīpaną

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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 *sley- (“smooth; slick; sticky; slimy”).[1][2] Cognate with Cornish lym, Ancient Greek ὀλιβρός (olibrós, “smooth”), Latin limax.

Verb[edit]

*slīpaną[3]

  1. to slide
  2. (West Germanic) to grind
  3. (West Germanic) to make smooth; sharpen

Inflection[edit]

Conjugation of *slīpaną (strong class 1)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *slīpō *slīpaų — *slīpai ?
2nd singular *slīpizi *slīpaiz *slīp *slīpazai *slīpaizau
3rd singular *slīpidi *slīpai *slīpadau *slīpadai *slīpaidau
1st dual *slīpōz *slīpaiw — — —
2nd dual *slīpadiz *slīpaidiz *slīpadiz — —
1st plural *slīpamaz *slīpaim — *slīpandai *slīpaindau
2nd plural *slīpid *slīpaid *slīpid *slīpandai *slīpaindau
3rd plural *slīpandi *slīpain *slīpandau *slīpandai *slīpaindau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *slaip *slipį̄
2nd singular *slaift *slipīz
3rd singular *slaip *slipī
1st dual *slipū *slipīw
2nd dual *slipudiz *slipīdiz
1st plural *slipum *slipīm
2nd plural *slipud *slipīd
3rd plural *slipun *slipīn
present past
participles *slīpandz *slipanaz

Related terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “lim-a”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 239
  2. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) chapter 1872, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 1872
  3. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*slīpanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 351
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