Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/rūmaz
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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 Pre-Germanic *ruh₁mos, an adjectival mo-stem from Proto-Indo-European *rewh₁- (“open space, land”). Related to Tocharian A räw- (“to open”), Avestan 𐬭𐬀𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬵- (rauuah-, “open space”), Latin rūs (“country”), Old Irish róe (“field, open land”), Old Church Slavonic равьнь (ravĭnĭ, “open”).[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]*rūmaz
Inflection
[edit]Declension of *rūmaz (a-stem)
| Strong declension | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *rūmaz | *rūmai | *rūmō | *rūmôz | *rūmą, -atō | *rūmō |
| Accusative | *rūmanǭ | *rūmanz | *rūmǭ | *rūmōz | *rūmą, -atō | *rūmō |
| Genitive | *rūmas, -is | *rūmaizǫ̂ | *rūmaizōz | *rūmaizǫ̂ | *rūmas, -is | *rūmaizǫ̂ |
| Dative | *rūmammai | *rūmaimaz | *rūmaizōi | *rūmaimaz | *rūmammai | *rūmaimaz |
| Instrumental | *rūmanō | *rūmaimiz | *rūmaizō | *rūmaimiz | *rūmanō | *rūmaimiz |
| Weak declension | ||||||
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *rūmô | *rūmaniz | *rūmǭ | *rūmōniz | *rūmô | *rūmōnō |
| Accusative | *rūmanų | *rūmanunz | *rūmōnų | *rūmōnunz | *rūmô | *rūmōnō |
| Genitive | *rūminiz | *rūmanǫ̂ | *rūmōniz | *rūmōnǫ̂ | *rūminiz | *rūmanǫ̂ |
| Dative | *rūmini | *rūmammaz | *rūmōni | *rūmōmaz | *rūmini | *rūmammaz |
| Instrumental | *rūminē | *rūmammiz | *rūmōnē | *rūmōmiz | *rūminē | *rūmammiz |
Related terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Proto-West Germanic: *rūm
- Old Norse: rúmr
- Gothic: 𐍂𐌿𐌼𐍃 (rums)