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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/bukkaz

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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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Alternative reconstructions

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *bʰuǵ-ko-s, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰuǵ- (goat, buck, ram).[1] Cognate with Proto-Celtic *bukkos (goat), Old Armenian բուծ (buc, lamb), Persian بز (boz, goat), Avestan 𐬠𐬏𐬰𐬀 (būza, ram), Sanskrit बुख (bukha, male goat).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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*bukkaz m

  1. buck

Inflection

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masculine a-stemDeclension of *bukkaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *bukkaz *bukkōz, *bukkōs
vocative *bukk *bukkōz, *bukkōs
accusative *bukką *bukkanz
genitive *bukkas, *bukkis *bukkǫ̂
dative *bukkai *bukkamaz
instrumental *bukkō *bukkamiz
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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*bukka(n)-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 82