Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/slaiwaz
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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 *(s)lew- (“slack, limp”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
*slaiwaz
Inflection
Declension of *slaiwaz (a-stem)
| Strong declension | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *slaiwaz | *slaiwai | *slaiwō | *slaiwôz | *slaiwą, -atō | *slaiwō |
| Accusative | *slaiwanǭ | *slaiwanz | *slaiwǭ | *slaiwōz | *slaiwą, -atō | *slaiwō |
| Genitive | *slaiwas, -is | *slaiwaizǫ̂ | *slaiwaizōz | *slaiwaizǫ̂ | *slaiwas, -is | *slaiwaizǫ̂ |
| Dative | *slaiwammai | *slaiwaimaz | *slaiwaizōi | *slaiwaimaz | *slaiwammai | *slaiwaimaz |
| Instrumental | *slaiwanō | *slaiwaimiz | *slaiwaizō | *slaiwaimiz | *slaiwanō | *slaiwaimiz |
| Weak declension | ||||||
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *slaiwô | *slaiwaniz | *slaiwǭ | *slaiwōniz | *slaiwô | *slaiwōnō |
| Accusative | *slaiwanų | *slaiwanunz | *slaiwōnų | *slaiwōnunz | *slaiwô | *slaiwōnō |
| Genitive | *slaiwiniz | *slaiwanǫ̂ | *slaiwōniz | *slaiwōnǫ̂ | *slaiwiniz | *slaiwanǫ̂ |
| Dative | *slaiwini | *slaiwammaz | *slaiwōni | *slaiwōmaz | *slaiwini | *slaiwammaz |
| Instrumental | *slaiwinē | *slaiwammiz | *slaiwōnē | *slaiwōmiz | *slaiwinē | *slaiwammiz |
Derived terms
Descendants
- Old English: slāw, slǣw, slēaw
- Old Saxon: *slēw, slēu
- Old Dutch: *slēw
- Old High German: slēo
- Old Norse: sljór, sljár, slær