Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wīraz
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Proto-Germanic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Indo-European *weh₁iros (“a twist, thread, cord, wire”), from *weh₁y- (“to turn, twist, weave, plait”).[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]*wīraz m
Inflection
[edit]masculine a-stemDeclension of *wīraz (masculine a-stem) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | *wīraz | *wīrōz, *wīrōs | |
vocative | *wīr | *wīrōz, *wīrōs | |
accusative | *wīrą | *wīranz | |
genitive | *wīras, *wīris | *wīrǫ̂ | |
dative | *wīrai | *wīramaz | |
instrumental | *wīrō | *wīramiz |
Related terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 467