Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/harduz
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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
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *kort-ús, from *kert-, *kret- (“strong, powerful”). Cognate with Ancient Greek κρατύς (kratús, “strong”), Ancient Greek κράτος (krátos, “strength, power, dominion”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
*harduz (comparative *hardizô, superlative *hardistaz)
Inflection
Declension of *harduz (u-stem)
| strong declension | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| nominative | *harduz | *hardijai | *hardī | *hardijôz | *hardų, *-jatō | *hardijō |
| accusative | *hardijanǭ | *hardijanz | *hardijǭ | *hardijōz | *hardų, *-jatō | *hardijō |
| genitive | *hardijas, *hardīs | *hardijaizǫ̂ | *hardijaizōz | *hardijaizǫ̂ | *hardijas, *hardīs | *hardijaizǫ̂ |
| dative | *hardijammai | *hardijaimaz | *hardijaizōi | *hardijaimaz | *hardijammai | *hardijaimaz |
| instrumental | *hardijanō | *hardijaimiz | *hardijaizō | *hardijaimiz | *hardijanō | *hardijaimiz |
| weak declension | ||||||
| masculine | feminine | neuter | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| nominative | *hardijô | *hardijaniz | *hardijǭ | *hardijōniz | *hardijô | *hardijōnō |
| accusative | *hardijanų | *hardijanunz | *hardijōnų | *hardijōnunz | *hardijô | *hardijōnō |
| genitive | *hardīniz | *hardijanǫ̂ | *hardijōniz | *hardijōnǫ̂ | *hardīniz | *hardijanǫ̂ |
| dative | *hardīni | *hardijammaz | *hardijōni | *hardijōmaz | *hardīni | *hardijammaz |
| instrumental | *hardīnē | *hardijammiz | *hardijōnē | *hardijōmiz | *hardīnē | *hardijammiz |