Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/dalą
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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 *dʰol-, *dʰel- (“an arch, vaulting, curve, curvature, cavity”).
Pronunciation
Noun
*dalą n
*dalaz m
Inflection
| neuter a-stemDeclension of *dalą (neuter a-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *dalą | *dalō | |
| vocative | *dalą | *dalō | |
| accusative | *dalą | *dalō | |
| genitive | *dalas, *dalis | *dalǫ̂ | |
| dative | *dalai | *dalamaz | |
| instrumental | *dalō | *dalamiz | |
| masculine a-stemDeclension of *dalaz (masculine a-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *dalaz | *dalōz, *dalōs | |
| vocative | *dal | *dalōz, *dalōs | |
| accusative | *dalą | *dalanz | |
| genitive | *dalas, *dalis | *dalǫ̂ | |
| dative | *dalai | *dalamaz | |
| instrumental | *dalō | *dalamiz | |
Usage notes
The West Germanic descendants are generally neuter (though Old High German tal is attested in both neuter and masculine), while the North Germanic descendants are masculine; the gender of the Gothic term cannot be determined. It is therefore unknown whether neuter *dalą or masculine *dalaz is the original form.