Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/þurpą

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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 *trab-, *treb- (room, dwelling, settlement). Cognate with Latin trabs (beam, rafter, roof, vessel), Lithuanian trobà (farmhouse), Welsh tref (town, home),[1] Albanian trevë (country, region, village).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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*þurpą n

  1. village, rural settlement
  2. gathering of people
  3. cleared land

Inflection

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neuter a-stemDeclension of *þurpą (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *þurpą *þurpō
vocative *þurpą *þurpō
accusative *þurpą *þurpō
genitive *þurpas, *þurpis *þurpǫ̂
dative *þurpai *þurpamaz
instrumental *þurpō *þurpamiz

Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*þurpa-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 553