Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/dōmahūsą

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

Etymology

From *dōmaz (“judgement”) +‎ *hūsą (“house”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɔː.mɑ.ˌxuː.sɑ̃/

Noun

*dōmahūsą n

1. court-house

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *dōmahūsą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*dōmahūsą	*dōmahūsō
vocative	*dōmahūsą	*dōmahūsō
accusative	*dōmahūsą	*dōmahūsō
genitive	*dōmahūsas, *dōmahūsis	*dōmahūsǫ̂
dative	*dōmahūsai	*dōmahūsamaz
instrumental	*dōmahūsō	*dōmahūsamiz

Descendants

• Old English: dōmhūs
  • Middle English: dome-howse
    • English: doom-house
• Old Norse: dómhús
  • Icelandic: dómhús