Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/slahtuz

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search
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 *slahaną (to hit, strike) +‎ *-þuz.

Pronunciation

[edit]

Noun

[edit]

*slahtuz m

  1. striking, hitting, beating
  2. killing

Inflection

[edit]
u-stemDeclension of *slahtuz (u-stem)
singular plural
nominative *slahtuz *slahtiwiz
vocative *slahtu *slahtiwiz
accusative *slahtų *slahtunz
genitive *slahtauz *slahtiwǫ̂
dative *slahtiwi *slahtumaz
instrumental *slahtū *slahtumiz

Descendants

[edit]

In the West Germanic languages, the word was likely remodeled as a ti-stem.