Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wīhaz
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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 *weyk- (“to choose, separate out, set aside as holy, consecrate, sacrifice”). Cognate with Latin victima (“offering, sacrifice”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
*wīhaz
Inflection[edit]
Declension of *wīhaz (a-stem)
| Strong declension | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *wīhaz | *wīhai | *wīhō | *wīhôz | *wīhą, -atō | *wīhō |
| Accusative | *wīhanǭ | *wīhanz | *wīhǭ | *wīhōz | *wīhą, -atō | *wīhō |
| Genitive | *wīhas, -is | *wīhaizǫ̂ | *wīhaizōz | *wīhaizǫ̂ | *wīhas, -is | *wīhaizǫ̂ |
| Dative | *wīhammai | *wīhaimaz | *wīhaizōi | *wīhaimaz | *wīhammai | *wīhaimaz |
| Instrumental | *wīhanō | *wīhaimiz | *wīhaizō | *wīhaimiz | *wīhanō | *wīhaimiz |
| Weak declension | ||||||
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *wīhô | *wīhaniz | *wīhǭ | *wīhōniz | *wīhô | *wīhōnō |
| Accusative | *wīhanų | *wīhanunz | *wīhōnų | *wīhōnunz | *wīhô | *wīhōnō |
| Genitive | *wīhiniz | *wīhanǫ̂ | *wīhōniz | *wīhōnǫ̂ | *wīhiniz | *wīhanǫ̂ |
| Dative | *wīhini | *wīhammaz | *wīhōni | *wīhōmaz | *wīhini | *wīhammaz |
| Instrumental | *wīhinē | *wīhammiz | *wīhōnē | *wīhōmiz | *wīhinē | *wīhammiz |