Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/barwaz
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Proto-Germanic
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]This word only has cognates in Slavic. Kroonen states that the reconstructed proto-form would reflect *bʰorwos, and states that it is a Germanic-Slavic isogloss.[1] See Proto-Slavic *borъ (“pine tree”). Orr considers the possibility that it is a loan, in particular the ŭ-declension being copied. In this case the Germanic meaning would be more derived, with a shift from the Slavic sense “pine grove” to “forest (in general)" for which compare Proto-Slavic *dǫbrava (“oak grove; forest in general”).[2]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]*barwaz m
Inflection
[edit]masculine a-stemDeclension of *barwaz (masculine a-stem) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | *barwaz | *barwōz, *barwōs | |
vocative | *barw | *barwōz, *barwōs | |
accusative | *barwą | *barwanz | |
genitive | *barwas, *barwis | *barwǫ̂ | |
dative | *barwai | *barwamaz | |
instrumental | *barwō | *barwamiz |
Related terms
[edit]- ⇒? *barō