Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/-ōzô
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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]
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
*-ōzô (adverb *-ōz, superlative *-ōstaz)
- -er. Forms the comparative of certain adjectives.
Inflection[edit]
Declension of *-ōzô (an/īn-stem)
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *-ōzô | *-ōzaniz | *-ōzį̄ | *-ōzīniz | *-ōzô | *-ōzōnō |
| Accusative | *-ōzanų | *-ōzanunz | *-ōzīnų | *-ōzīnunz | *-ōzô | *-ōzōnō |
| Genitive | *-ōziniz | *-ōzanǫ̂ | *-ōzīniz | *-ōzīnǫ̂ | *-ōziniz | *-ōzanǫ̂ |
| Dative | *-ōzini | *-ōzammaz | *-ōzīni | *-ōzīmaz | *-ōzini | *-ōzammaz |
| Instrumental | *-ōzinē | *-ōzammiz | *-ōzīnē | *-ōzīmiz | *-ōzinē | *-ōzammiz |
Usage notes[edit]
This suffix was only used for regular a-stem adjectives, which sometimes used this suffix, but sometimes the related suffix *-izô without any predictable rule. This suffix was never used for i-, u- and ja-stem adjectives.