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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/lausaz

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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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    An o-grade adjectival formation from *leusaną (to lose).[1]

    Pronunciation

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    Adjective

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    *lausaz

    1. loose, free
    2. empty, devoid
    3. false, untrue
    4. (in compounds) -less, lacking, devoid of

    Inflection

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    Declension of *lausaz (a-stem)
    Strong declension
    singular plural
    masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
    nominative *lausaz *lausō *lausą, -atō *lausai *lausôz *lausō
    accusative *lausanǭ *lausǭ *lausą, -atō *lausanz *lausōz *lausō
    genitive *lausas, -is *lausaizōz *lausas, -is *lausaizǫ̂ *lausaizǫ̂ *lausaizǫ̂
    dative *lausammai *lausaizōi *lausammai *lausaimaz *lausaimaz *lausaimaz
    instrumental *lausanō *lausaizō *lausanō *lausaimiz *lausaimiz *lausaimiz
    Weak declension
    singular plural
    masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
    nominative *lausô *lausǭ *lausô *lausaniz *lausōniz *lausōnō
    accusative *lausanų *lausōnų *lausô *lausanunz *lausōnunz *lausōnō
    genitive *lausiniz *lausōniz *lausiniz *lausanǫ̂ *lausōnǫ̂ *lausanǫ̂
    dative *lausini *lausōni *lausini *lausammaz *lausōmaz *lausammaz
    instrumental *lausinē *lausōnē *lausinē *lausammiz *lausōmiz *lausammiz

    Derived terms

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    Descendants

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    References

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    1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*lausa-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 329