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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/blautaz

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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 *bʰlowdh₂-o-s, from *bʰlow- (emaciated, soft). Cognate with Ancient Greek φλυδάω (phludáō, to be soft, weak). Despite similar phonetics and semantics, not related to Proto-Germanic *blauþuz (soft, weak).[1]

    Pronunciation

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    Adjective

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    *blautaz

    1. soft
    2. exhausted; emptied out; spent
    3. fainthearted
    4. bare; naked

    Inflection

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    Declension of *blautaz (a-stem)
    Strong declension
    singular plural
    masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
    nominative *blautaz *blautō *blautą, -atō *blautai *blautôz *blautō
    accusative *blautanǭ *blautǭ *blautą, -atō *blautanz *blautōz *blautō
    genitive *blautas, -is *blautaizōz *blautas, -is *blautaizǫ̂ *blautaizǫ̂ *blautaizǫ̂
    dative *blautammai *blautaizōi *blautammai *blautaimaz *blautaimaz *blautaimaz
    instrumental *blautanō *blautaizō *blautanō *blautaimiz *blautaimiz *blautaimiz
    Weak declension
    singular plural
    masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
    nominative *blautô *blautǭ *blautô *blautaniz *blautōniz *blautōnō
    accusative *blautanų *blautōnų *blautô *blautanunz *blautōnunz *blautōnō
    genitive *blautiniz *blautōniz *blautiniz *blautanǫ̂ *blautōnǫ̂ *blautanǫ̂
    dative *blautini *blautōni *blautini *blautammaz *blautōmaz *blautammaz
    instrumental *blautinē *blautōnē *blautinē *blautammiz *blautōmiz *blautammiz

    Derived terms

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    Descendants

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    References

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    1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*blauta-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 67