Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/smeltaz
Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From *smeltaną[1], possibly due to the fish's soft flesh.
Noun
*smeltaz m
- smelt (fish)
Declension
masculine a-stemDeclension of *smeltaz (masculine a-stem) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | *smeltaz | *smeltōz, *smeltōs | |
vocative | *smelt | *smeltōz, *smeltōs | |
accusative | *smeltą | *smeltanz | |
genitive | *smeltas, *smiltis | *smeltǫ̂ | |
dative | *smiltai | *smeltamaz | |
instrumental | *smeltō | *smeltamiz |
Descendants
References
- ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 353