Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/-ward
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Proto-West Germanic
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Germanic *-wardaz.
Suffix
[edit]*-ward
- -ward. Forms adverbs from nouns and adjectives denoting in the direction of, facing.
Inflection
[edit]| a-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Masculine | ||
| Nominative | *-ward | ||
| Genitive | *-wardas | ||
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *-ward | *-wardu | *-ward |
| Accusative | *-wardanā | *-wardā | *-ward |
| Genitive | *-wardas | *-wardeʀā | *-wardas |
| Dative | *-wardumē | *-wardeʀē | *-wardumē |
| Instrumental | *-wardu | *-wardeʀu | *-wardu |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *-wardē | *-wardō | *-wardu |
| Accusative | *-wardā | *-wardā | *-wardu |
| Genitive | *-wardeʀō | *-wardeʀō | *-wardeʀō |
| Dative | *-wardēm, *-wardum | *-wardēm, *-wardum | *-wardēm, *-wardum |
| Instrumental | *-wardēm, *-wardum | *-wardēm, *-wardum | *-wardēm, *-wardum |