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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/afteraz

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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 *h₂epó + *-teros (contrastive suffix). See *ab.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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*afteraz (comparative *aftrōzô, superlative *aftrōstaz)

  1. back, behind

Inflection

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Declension of *afteraz (a-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *afteraz *afterō *afterą, -atō *afterai *afterôz *afterō
accusative *afteranǭ *afterǭ *afterą, -atō *afteranz *afterōz *afterō
genitive *afteras, -is *afteraizōz *afteras, -is *afteraizǫ̂ *afteraizǫ̂ *afteraizǫ̂
dative *afterammai *afteraizōi *afterammai *afteraimaz *afteraimaz *afteraimaz
instrumental *afteranō *afteraizō *afteranō *afteraimiz *afteraimiz *afteraimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *afterô *afterǭ *afterô *afteraniz *afterōniz *afterōnō
accusative *afteranų *afterōnų *afterô *afteranunz *afterōnunz *afterōnō
genitive *afteriniz *afterōniz *afteriniz *afteranǫ̂ *afterōnǫ̂ *afteranǫ̂
dative *afterini *afterōni *afterini *afterammaz *afterōmaz *afterammaz
instrumental *afterinē *afterōnē *afterinē *afterammiz *afterōmiz *afterammiz

Usage notes

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The adjective itself is only attested in Old High German and declined as weak, but it served as the basis for many adverbial and prepositional derivations.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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