Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/faiknastabaz

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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 *faiknaz (wicked, deceitful, insidious) +‎ *stabaz.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈɸɑi̯k.nɑ.ˌstɑ.βɑz/

Noun[edit]

*faiknastabaz m[1]

  1. something evil
  2. wicked act

Inflection[edit]

masculine a-stemDeclension of *faiknastabaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *faiknastabaz *faiknastabōz, *faiknastabōs
vocative *faiknastab *faiknastabōz, *faiknastabōs
accusative *faiknastabą *faiknastabanz
genitive *faiknastabas, *faiknastabis *faiknastabǫ̂
dative *faiknastabai *faiknastabamaz
instrumental *faiknastabō *faiknastabamiz

Descendants[edit]

  • Old English: fācenstæf
  • Old Norse: feiknstafir pl m

References[edit]

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*faikna-stabaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 90