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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/gōdaz

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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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Vṛddhi gerundive of otherwise unattested strong verb *gadaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰedʰ- (to unite, be associated, suit).[1]

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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*gōdaz (adverb *wela, comparative *batizô, superlative *batistaz)[1]

  1. good
    Synonym: *bataz
    Antonym: *ubilaz

Inflection

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Declension of *gōdaz (a-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *gōdaz *gōdō *gōdą, -atō *gōdai *gōdôz *gōdō
accusative *gōdanǭ *gōdǭ *gōdą, -atō *gōdanz *gōdōz *gōdō
genitive *gōdas, -is *gōdaizōz *gōdas, -is *gōdaizǫ̂ *gōdaizǫ̂ *gōdaizǫ̂
dative *gōdammai *gōdaizōi *gōdammai *gōdaimaz *gōdaimaz *gōdaimaz
instrumental *gōdanō *gōdaizō *gōdanō *gōdaimiz *gōdaimiz *gōdaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *gōdô *gōdǭ *gōdô *gōdaniz *gōdōniz *gōdōnō
accusative *gōdanų *gōdōnų *gōdô *gōdanunz *gōdōnunz *gōdōnō
genitive *gōdiniz *gōdōniz *gōdiniz *gōdanǫ̂ *gōdōnǫ̂ *gōdanǫ̂
dative *gōdini *gōdōni *gōdini *gōdammaz *gōdōmaz *gōdammaz
instrumental *gōdinē *gōdōnē *gōdinē *gōdammiz *gōdōmiz *gōdammiz

Derived terms

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Descendants

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*gōda-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 184