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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/þeuraz

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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 *táwros (wild bull). The synonym *steuraz derives from the same base, but with an added s-mobile.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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*þeuraz m[1]

  1. bull
    Synonyms: *bulô, *steuraz

Inflection

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masculine a-stemDeclension of *þeuraz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *þeuraz *þeurōz, *þeurōs
vocative *þeur *þeurōz, *þeurōs
accusative *þeurą *þeuranz
genitive *þeuras, *þiuris *þeurǫ̂
dative *þeurai *þeuramaz
instrumental *þeurō *þeuramiz

Descendants

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Guus Kroonen (2013) “*þeura-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 540