Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/Þunraz
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See also: Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/þunraz
Proto-Germanic[edit]
Alternative reconstructions[edit]
- *Þunaraz[1]
Etymology[edit]
Personification of *þunraz (“thunder”). Identified with the Roman deity Jupiter by way of interpretatio germanica in Germanic weekday names (see Thursday), yet otherwise identified with Hercules by way of interpretatio romana.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
*Þunraz m
Inflection[edit]
masculine a-stemDeclension of *Þunraz (masculine a-stem) | ||
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singular | ||
nominative | *Þunraz | |
vocative | *Þunr | |
accusative | *Þunrą | |
genitive | *Þunras, *Þunris | |
dative | *Þunrai | |
instrumental | *Þunrō |
Descendants[edit]
- Proto-West Germanic: *Þunr, *Þonr, *Þonr
- Proto-Norse: *ᚦᛟᚾᚨᚱᚨᛉ (*þonaraʀ), *ᚦᛟᚱᚨᛉ (*þoraʀ /Þǭraʀ/)
References[edit]
- ^ Þorgeirsson, Haukur (2023 December) “The Name of Thor and the Transmission of Old Norse poetry”, in Neophilologus, volume 107, number 4, , pages 701–713