Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/bai
Appearance
Proto-Germanic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Compare Lithuanian abu (“both”), Proto-Slavic *oba, Sanskrit उभय (ubhaya), Latin (am)bō; from a common Proto-Indo-European *bʰoh₁, reflected in the neuter form *bō.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Determiner
[edit]*bai[1]
Inflection
[edit]Declension of *bai (irregular)
Case | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
plural | |||
nominative | *bai | *bōz | *bō |
accusative | *banz | *bōz | *bō |
genitive | *bajjǫ̂ | *bajjǫ̂ | *bajjǫ̂ |
dative | *baimaz | *baimaz | *baimaz |
instrumental | *baimiz | *baimiz | *baimiz |
The inflection of *bai resembles that found at *twai.
Descendants
[edit]Most languages have this word in a compound with the demonstrative *sa:
- Proto-West Germanic:
- Old Norse: báðir