Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kōz
Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws. Cognates include Armenian կով (kov), Latvian govs, Persian گاو (gāv), Sanskrit गो (gó), Latin bōs and Irish bó.
Pronunciation
Noun
*kōz f
- a cow
Inflection
The exact inflection of this word is uncertain, but likely alternated between the stems *kū- and *kwō-. The former originates from an earlier *kwōu- in which the long vowel was assimilated to the adjacent labials.
consonant stemDeclension of *kōz (consonant stem) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | *kōz | *kōiz | |
vocative | *kō | *kōiz | |
accusative | *kōǭ | *kōnz | |
genitive | *kūiz | *kūǫ̂ | |
dative | *kūī | *kūmaz | |
instrumental | *kūē | *kūmiz |
Descendants
Categories:
- Proto-Germanic terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- Proto-Germanic terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Proto-Germanic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Proto-Germanic lemmas
- Proto-Germanic nouns
- Proto-Germanic feminine nouns
- Proto-Germanic irregular nouns
- Proto-Germanic consonant stem nouns
- gem-pro:Even-toed ungulates