Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hleuþrą

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 *ḱléwtrom (“means of hearing”), from *ḱlew- (“to hear”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxleu̯.θrɑ̃/

Noun

*hleuþrą n

1. noise

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *hleuþrą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*hleuþrą	*hleuþrō
vocative	*hleuþrą	*hleuþrō
accusative	*hleuþrą	*hleuþrō
genitive	*hleuþras, *hliuþris	*hleuþrǫ̂
dative	*hliuþrai	*hleuþramaz
instrumental	*hleuþrō	*hleuþramiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *hleuþr
  • Old English: hlēoþor
  • Old High German: liodar
• Old Norse: hljóðr
  • Icelandic: hljóður

References

• Mallory, J. P., Adams, D. Q., editors (1997), Encyclopedia of Indo-European culture, London, Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, page 534