Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hulwiją

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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 *hulaz, *hulhwaz (hollow), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- (to tend, lean, incline, bend, tip).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

*hulwiją n

  1. depression, hollow

Inflection[edit]

neuter ja-stemDeclension of *hulwiją (neuter ja-stem)
singular plural
nominative *hulwiją *hulwijō
vocative *hulwiją *hulwijō
accusative *hulwiją *hulwijō
genitive *hulwijas, *hulwīs *hulwijǫ̂
dative *hulwijai *hulwijamaz
instrumental *hulwijō *hulwijamiz

Descendants[edit]

  • Proto-West Germanic: *hulwī
  • Old Norse: hylr m