Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/swartaz
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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 *swerd- (“dirty, dark, black”) (compare Latin sordes).
Pronunciation
Adjective
*swartaz
Inflection
Declension of *swartaz (a-stem)
| Strong declension | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *swartaz | *swartai | *swartō | *swartôz | *swartą, -atō | *swartō |
| Accusative | *swartanǭ | *swartanz | *swartǭ | *swartōz | *swartą, -atō | *swartō |
| Genitive | *swartas, -is | *swartaizǫ̂ | *swartaizōz | *swartaizǫ̂ | *swartas, -is | *swartaizǫ̂ |
| Dative | *swartammai | *swartaimaz | *swartaizōi | *swartaimaz | *swartammai | *swartaimaz |
| Instrumental | *swartanō | *swartaimiz | *swartaizō | *swartaimiz | *swartanō | *swartaimiz |
| Weak declension | ||||||
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *swartô | *swartaniz | *swartǭ | *swartōniz | *swartô | *swartōnō |
| Accusative | *swartanų | *swartanunz | *swartōnų | *swartōnunz | *swartô | *swartōnō |
| Genitive | *swartiniz | *swartanǫ̂ | *swartōniz | *swartōnǫ̂ | *swartiniz | *swartanǫ̂ |
| Dative | *swartini | *swartammaz | *swartōni | *swartōmaz | *swartini | *swartammaz |
| Instrumental | *swartinē | *swartammiz | *swartōnē | *swartōmiz | *swartinē | *swartammiz |
Derived terms
Descendants
- Proto-West Germanic: *swart
- Old Norse: svartr
- Gothic: 𐍃𐍅𐌰𐍂𐍄𐍃 (swarts)
See also
| *blaikaz, *blankaz, *hwītaz, *blasaz | *falwaz, *grēwaz, *haswaz, *grīsaz, *hairaz | *blakaz, *swartaz |
| *raudaz | *brūnaz, *erpaz, *dusnaz | *gelwaz, *gulaz |
| *grōniz | *grōniz | |
| *blēwaz | *blēwaz, *hēwijaz | |
| *blēwaz, *hēwijaz | *baswaz |