Cotahilt
Old High German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From the devoiced variant of got (“god”) + hilt (“battle”) (reanlayzed as ō-stem) from Proto-West Germanic *hildi
Proper noun
[edit]Cotahilt
- (Bavaria) a female given name
Declension
[edit]declension of Cotahilt (feminine ō-stem)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Cotahilt | Cotahiltā |
| accusative | Cotahilta, Cotahilte | Cotahiltā |
| genitive | Cotahilta | Cotahiltōno |
| dative | Cotahiltu | Cotahiltōn, Cotahiltōm |
The nominative form was without an ending in early Old High German times as is still evident in western proper nouns.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Schatz, Josef, 1871-1950 (1907) Altbairische Grammatik, Laut- und Flexionslehre (Grammatiken der althochdeutschen Dialekte; I. Band.) (in German), Göttingen: Vandenhoeck und Ruprecht, page 53,121