Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/bēlą
Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (“shiny; bright; gleaming; white”). Cognate with Proto-Slavic *bělъ (“white”), Lithuanian bãlas, báltas (“white”), Latvian balts (“white”), Ancient Greek φαλός (phalós, “white”), Sanskrit भाल (bhāla, “splendour”).
Pronunciation
Noun
*bēlą n
Inflection
neuter a-stemDeclension of *bēlą (neuter a-stem) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | *bēlą | *bēlō | |
vocative | *bēlą | *bēlō | |
accusative | *bēlą | *bēlō | |
genitive | *bēlas, *bēlis | *bēlǫ̂ | |
dative | *bēlai | *bēlamaz | |
instrumental | *bēlō | *bēlamiz |