Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/blait
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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
Etymology
From Pre-Germanic *bʰloydos, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰloyd-. Related to Proto-Slavic *blědъ (“pale”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
*blait (comparative *blaitōzô, superlative *blaitōstaz)
Inflection
Declension of *blaitaz (a-stem)
| Strong declension | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *blaitaz | *blaitai | *blaitō | *blaitôz | *blaitą, -atō | *blaitō |
| Accusative | *blaitanǭ | *blaitanz | *blaitǭ | *blaitōz | *blaitą, -atō | *blaitō |
| Genitive | *blaitas, -is | *blaitaizǫ̂ | *blaitaizōz | *blaitaizǫ̂ | *blaitas, -is | *blaitaizǫ̂ |
| Dative | *blaitammai | *blaitaimaz | *blaitaizōi | *blaitaimaz | *blaitammai | *blaitaimaz |
| Instrumental | *blaitanō | *blaitaimiz | *blaitaizō | *blaitaimiz | *blaitanō | *blaitaimiz |
| Weak declension | ||||||
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *blaitô | *blaitaniz | *blaitǭ | *blaitōniz | *blaitô | *blaitōnō |
| Accusative | *blaitanų | *blaitanunz | *blaitōnų | *blaitōnunz | *blaitô | *blaitōnō |
| Genitive | *blaitiniz | *blaitanǫ̂ | *blaitōniz | *blaitōnǫ̂ | *blaitiniz | *blaitanǫ̂ |
| Dative | *blaitini | *blaitammaz | *blaitōni | *blaitōmaz | *blaitini | *blaitammaz |
| Instrumental | *blaitinē | *blaitammiz | *blaitōnē | *blaitōmiz | *blaitinē | *blaitammiz |
Derived terms
Descendants
- Old English: blāt