Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/-ilā

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This Proto-West 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-West Germanic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *-ilǭ.

Suffix[edit]

*-ilā f

  1. Suffix appended to animal and plant names.
    Synonym: *-jā

Inflection[edit]

ōn-stem
Singular
Nominative *-ilā
Genitive *-ilōn
Singular Plural
Nominative *-ilā *-ilōn
Accusative *-ilōn *-ilōn
Genitive *-ilōn *-ilōnō
Dative *-ilōn *-ilōm, *-ilum
Instrumental *-ilōn *-ilōm, *-ilum

Derived terms[edit]