Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/lunaz
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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]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Proto-Indo-European *luHnós, with a long vowel contraction in a pre-stressed position, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *lewh₃- (“to cut off, separate, free”).
Noun[edit]
*lunaz m[1]
Inflection[edit]
| masculine a-stemDeclension of *lunaz (masculine a-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *lunaz | *lunōz, *lunōs | |
| vocative | *lun | *lunōz, *lunōs | |
| accusative | *luną | *lunanz | |
| genitive | *lunas, *lunis | *lunǫ̂ | |
| dative | *lunai | *lunamaz | |
| instrumental | *lunō | *lunamiz | |
Descendants[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
From Proto-Indo-European *lnH-, zero-grade of *lénHos (“axletree, linchpin”).
Noun[edit]
*lunaz m
Inflection[edit]
| z-stemDeclension of *lunaz (z-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *lunaz | *lunizō | |
| vocative | *lunaz | *lunizō | |
| accusative | *lunaz | *lunizō | |
| genitive | *luniziz | *lunizǫ̂ | |
| dative | *lunizi | *lunizumaz | |
| instrumental | *lunizē | *lunizumiz | |
Derived terms[edit]
- *lunisaz
- Proto-West Germanic: *lunis
- *lunisǭ
- Proto-West Germanic: *lunisā
- *luniz
- Proto-West Germanic: *luni
References[edit]
- ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*lunaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 251