Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/aibraz
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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]Apparently from a Proto-Indo-European *h₂eybʰros (“sharp, severe, astringent”). Kroonen assigns no extra-Germanic cognates, giving only German Eifer (“zeal, eagerness”) as a possible relation,[1] while others have suggested cognacy with dialectal Lithuanian aibrùmas (“waters in the mouth”). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]*aibraz[1]
Inflection
[edit]Declension of *aibraz (a-stem)
| Strong declension | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *aibraz | *aibrai | *aibrō | *aibrôz | *aibrą, -atō | *aibrō |
| Accusative | *aibranǭ | *aibranz | *aibrǭ | *aibrōz | *aibrą, -atō | *aibrō |
| Genitive | *aibras, -is | *aibraizǫ̂ | *aibraizōz | *aibraizǫ̂ | *aibras, -is | *aibraizǫ̂ |
| Dative | *aibrammai | *aibraimaz | *aibraizōi | *aibraimaz | *aibrammai | *aibraimaz |
| Instrumental | *aibranō | *aibraimiz | *aibraizō | *aibraimiz | *aibranō | *aibraimiz |
| Weak declension | ||||||
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *aibrô | *aibraniz | *aibrǭ | *aibrōniz | *aibrô | *aibrōnō |
| Accusative | *aibranų | *aibranunz | *aibrōnų | *aibrōnunz | *aibrô | *aibrōnō |
| Genitive | *aibriniz | *aibranǫ̂ | *aibrōniz | *aibrōnǫ̂ | *aibriniz | *aibranǫ̂ |
| Dative | *aibrini | *aibrammaz | *aibrōni | *aibrōmaz | *aibrini | *aibrammaz |
| Instrumental | *aibrinē | *aibrammiz | *aibrōnē | *aibrōmiz | *aibrinē | *aibrammiz |
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Proto-West Germanic: *aibr
- Old Norse: æfr (possibly also from *abraz)
- Icelandic: æfur
- Gothic: *𐌰𐌹𐍆𐍂𐍃 (*aifrs)