Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/linþaz

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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 Proto-Indo-European *lént-o-s.[1][2][3] Cognate with Latin lentus (flexible, sticky), Lithuanian lentà (board).

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

*linþaz

  1. bendsome; flexible
  2. pliable; supple
  3. weak; soft; mild

Inflection[edit]


Alternative forms[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

  • *galinþijaz
    • Proto-West Germanic: *galinþī

Descendants[edit]

Noun[edit]

*linþaz m[4]

  1. serpent; snake
    Synonyms: *agiz, *nadraz, *nadrǭ, *slangô, *wurmiz

Inflection[edit]

masculine a-stemDeclension of *linþaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *linþaz *linþōz, *linþōs
vocative *linþ *linþōz, *linþōs
accusative *linþą *linþanz
genitive *linþas, *linþis *linþǫ̂
dative *linþai *linþamaz
instrumental *linþō *linþamiz

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959), “lento-”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 667
  2. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*linþa-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 339
  3. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008), “lentus”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 335
  4. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003), “*lenþaz I”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 241
  5. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003), “*lenþa-wurmaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 241