Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wīgaz
Proto-Germanic
Etymology
Probably originally *wīhaz, a verbal adjective derived from *wiganą.
Pronunciation
Adjective
*wīgaz
Inflection
Declension of *wīgaz (a-stem)
Strong declension | ||||||
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Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | *wīgaz | *wīgai | *wīgō | *wīgôz | *wīgą, -atō | *wīgō |
Accusative | *wīganǭ | *wīganz | *wīgǭ | *wīgōz | *wīgą, -atō | *wīgō |
Genitive | *wīgas, -is | *wīgaizǫ̂ | *wīgaizōz | *wīgaizǫ̂ | *wīgas, -is | *wīgaizǫ̂ |
Dative | *wīgammai | *wīgaimaz | *wīgaizōi | *wīgaimaz | *wīgammai | *wīgaimaz |
Instrumental | *wīganō | *wīgaimiz | *wīgaizō | *wīgaimiz | *wīganō | *wīgaimiz |
Weak declension | ||||||
Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | *wīgô | *wīganiz | *wīgǭ | *wīgōniz | *wīgô | *wīgōnō |
Accusative | *wīganų | *wīganunz | *wīgōnų | *wīgōnunz | *wīgô | *wīgōnō |
Genitive | *wīginiz | *wīganǫ̂ | *wīgōniz | *wīgōnǫ̂ | *wīginiz | *wīganǫ̂ |
Dative | *wīgini | *wīgammaz | *wīgōni | *wīgōmaz | *wīgini | *wīgammaz |
Instrumental | *wīginē | *wīgammiz | *wīgōnē | *wīgōmiz | *wīginē | *wīgammiz |
Descendants
References
- Frank Heidermanns, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der germanischen Primäradjektive, Berlin; New York: de Gruyter, 1993, pages 662-663