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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/felþuz

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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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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Kroonen suggests Proto-Indo-European *pelth₂- (field, plain), though the normal form of this root is *pleth₂- (flat).[1] LIN prefers to derive this from *pelh₂-, the schwebeablaut form of *pleh₂- (flat).[2]

Noun

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*felþuz m[1]

  1. field, plain

Inflection

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Declension of *felþuz (u-stem)
singular plural
nominative *felþuz *filþiwiz
vocative *felþu *filþiwiz
accusative *felþų *felþunz
genitive *felþauz *filþiwǫ̂
dative *filþiwi *felþumaz
instrumental *felþū *felþumiz
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Descendants

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*felþa-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 135
  2. ^ Wodtko, Dagmar S.; Irslinger, Britta; Schneider, Carolin (2008), “*pleh₂-”, in Nomina im indogermanischen Lexikon [Nouns in the Indo-European Lexicon] (in German), Heidelberg: Universitätsverlag Winter, pages 562-564