Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/drībaną

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Indo-European *dʰreybʰ- (“to drive, push”). Cognate with Irish drip (“bustle”) and possibly Lithuanian drìbti (“to fall, trickle”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈdriː.βɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb[edit]

*drībaną[1][2]

  1. to drive, push, compel to go

Inflection[edit]

Conjugation of *drībaną (strong class 1)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *drībō *drībaų — *drībai ?
2nd singular *drībizi *drībaiz *drīb *drībazai *drībaizau
3rd singular *drībidi *drībai *drībadau *drībadai *drībaidau
1st dual *drībōz *drībaiw — — —
2nd dual *drībadiz *drībaidiz *drībadiz — —
1st plural *drībamaz *drībaim — *drībandai *drībaindau
2nd plural *drībid *drībaid *drībid *drībandai *drībaindau
3rd plural *drībandi *drībain *drībandau *drībandai *drībaindau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *draib *dribį̄
2nd singular *draift *dribīz
3rd singular *draib *dribī
1st dual *dribū *dribīw
2nd dual *dribudiz *dribīdiz
1st plural *dribum *dribīm
2nd plural *dribud *dribīd
3rd plural *dribun *dribīn
present past
participles *drībandz *dribanaz

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*drīban-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 103
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*drībanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 76
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