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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/bardaz

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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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *bʰardʰéh₂ (beard).[1]

The change from a feminine first declension pattern to a masculine short a-stem is analogous; a more etymologically accurate descendant would be something like "bardō."

Pronunciation

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Noun

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*bardaz m[2]

  1. beard

Inflection

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Declension of *bardaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *bardaz *bardōz, *bardōs
vocative *bard *bardōz, *bardōs
accusative *bardą *bardanz
genitive *bardas, *bardis *bardǫ̂
dative *bardai *bardamaz
instrumental *bardō *bardamiz

Derived terms

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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*barzda-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 54
  2. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*bardaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 36