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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wīsaz

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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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *weyd-so-s (knowledgeable), from *weyd- (to know).[1]

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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*wīsaz

  1. wise, knowledgeable

Inflection

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Declension of *wīsaz (a-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *wīsaz *wīsō *wīsą, -atō *wīsai *wīsôz *wīsō
accusative *wīsanǭ *wīsǭ *wīsą, -atō *wīsanz *wīsōz *wīsō
genitive *wīsas, -is *wīsaizōz *wīsas, -is *wīsaizǫ̂ *wīsaizǫ̂ *wīsaizǫ̂
dative *wīsammai *wīsaizōi *wīsammai *wīsaimaz *wīsaimaz *wīsaimaz
instrumental *wīsanō *wīsaizō *wīsanō *wīsaimiz *wīsaimiz *wīsaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *wīsô *wīsǭ *wīsô *wīsaniz *wīsōniz *wīsōnō
accusative *wīsanų *wīsōnų *wīsô *wīsanunz *wīsōnunz *wīsōnō
genitive *wīsiniz *wīsōniz *wīsiniz *wīsanǫ̂ *wīsōnǫ̂ *wīsanǫ̂
dative *wīsini *wīsōni *wīsini *wīsammaz *wīsōmaz *wīsammaz
instrumental *wīsinē *wīsōnē *wīsinē *wīsammiz *wīsōmiz *wīsammiz

Derived terms

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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003), “*wīsaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 467