Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/airist
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This Proto-West 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
Pronunciation
Adjective
*airist (adverb *airist, comparative *airizô)
Usage notes
This word is not directly the superlative of any other term. Instead, various adjectival formations are used to express the positive degree.
Inflection
Declension of *airistaz (a-stem)
| Strong declension | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *airistaz | *airistai | *airistō | *airistôz | *airistą, -atō | *airistō |
| Accusative | *airistanǭ | *airistanz | *airistǭ | *airistōz | *airistą, -atō | *airistō |
| Genitive | *airistas, -is | *airistaizǫ̂ | *airistaizōz | *airistaizǫ̂ | *airistas, -is | *airistaizǫ̂ |
| Dative | *airistammai | *airistaimaz | *airistaizōi | *airistaimaz | *airistammai | *airistaimaz |
| Instrumental | *airistanō | *airistaimiz | *airistaizō | *airistaimiz | *airistanō | *airistaimiz |
| Weak declension | ||||||
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *airistô | *airistaniz | *airistǭ | *airistōniz | *airistô | *airistōnō |
| Accusative | *airistanų | *airistanunz | *airistōnų | *airistōnunz | *airistô | *airistōnō |
| Genitive | *airistiniz | *airistanǫ̂ | *airistōniz | *airistōnǫ̂ | *airistiniz | *airistanǫ̂ |
| Dative | *airistini | *airistammaz | *airistōni | *airistōmaz | *airistini | *airistammaz |
| Instrumental | *airistinē | *airistammiz | *airistōnē | *airistōmiz | *airistinē | *airistammiz |
Synonyms
- (first): *frumô