Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/ōþalą
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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
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Vṛddhi derivative of *aþalą (“nature; nobility”).[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]*ōþalą n
- ancestral land, the land owned by one's kin
- (by extension) one's property, inheritance
- (Runic alphabet) name of the rune ᛟ (o)
Inflection
[edit]| neuter a-stemDeclension of *ōþalą (neuter a-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *ōþalą | *ōþalō | |
| vocative | *ōþalą | *ōþalō | |
| accusative | *ōþalą | *ōþalō | |
| genitive | *ōþalas, *ōþalis | *ōþalǫ̂ | |
| dative | *ōþalai | *ōþalamaz | |
| instrumental | *ōþalō | *ōþalamiz | |
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN