Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/blōtahūsą

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 *blōtą (“act of worship, sacrifice”) +‎ *hūsą (“house”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbloː.tɑ.xuː.sɑ̃/

Noun

*blōtahūsą n

1. temple, house of worship

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *blōtahūsą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*blōtahūsą	*blōtahūsō
vocative	*blōtahūsą	*blōtahūsō
accusative	*blōtahūsą	*blōtahūsō
genitive	*blōtahūsas, *blōtahūsis	*blōtahūsǫ̂
dative	*blōtahūsai	*blōtahūsamaz
instrumental	*blōtahūsō	*blōtahūsamiz

Coordinate terms

• *alhs (“temple”)
• *gudahūsą (“temple”, literally “god-house”)
• *harugaz (“cairn, altar”)
• *wīhą (“sanctuary; idol”)

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *blōthūs
  • Old High German: bluozhūs
• Old Norse: blóthús
  • Icelandic: blóthús
  • Norwegian Bokmål: blothus
  • Swedish: blothus