Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/-iskaz
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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 *-iskos (suffix).
Pronunciation
Adjective
*-iskaz
- Forms adjectives from nouns with the sense of 'pertaining to, characteristic of'.
Inflection
Declension of *-iskaz (a-stem)
| strong declension | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| nominative | *-iskaz | *-iskai | *-iskō | *-iskôz | *-iską, *-at(ō) | *-iskō |
| accusative | *-iskanǭ | *-iskanz | *-iskǭ | *-iskōz | *-iską, *-at(ō) | *-iskō |
| genitive | *-iskas, *-iskis | *-iskaizǫ̂ | *-iskaizōz | *-iskaizǫ̂ | *-iskas, *-iskis | *-iskaizǫ̂ |
| dative | *-iskammai | *-iskaimaz | *-iskaizōi | *-iskaimaz | *-iskammai | *-iskaimaz |
| instrumental | *-iskanō | *-iskaimiz | *-iskaizō | *-iskaimiz | *-iskanō | *-iskaimiz |
| weak declension | ||||||
| masculine | feminine | neuter | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| nominative | *-iskô | *-iskaniz | *-iskǭ | *-iskōniz | *-iskô | *-iskōnō |
| accusative | *-iskanų | *-iskanunz | *-iskōnų | *-iskōnunz | *-iskô | *-iskōnō |
| genitive | *-iskiniz | *-iskanǫ̂ | *-iskōniz | *-iskōnǫ̂ | *-iskiniz | *-iskanǫ̂ |
| dative | *-iskini | *-iskammaz | *-iskōni | *-iskōmaz | *-iskini | *-iskammaz |
| instrumental | *-iskinē | *-iskammiz | *-iskōnē | *-iskōmiz | *-iskinē | *-iskammiz |
Derived terms
Descendants
- Old English: -isċ
- Old Frisian: -isk
- Old Saxon: -isk, -isc
- Frankish: *-isk
- Old High German: -isc
- Old Norse: -skr, -iskr
- Gothic: -𐌹𐍃𐌺𐍃 (-isks)