Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/gaisilaz
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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]From a formation related to *gaizaz (“spear, tip”) + *-ilaz (“diminutive suffix”).[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]*gaisilaz m
Inflection
[edit]| masculine a-stemDeclension of *gaisilaz (masculine a-stem) | |||
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| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *gaisilaz | *gaisilōz, *gaisilōs | |
| vocative | *gaisil | *gaisilōz, *gaisilōs | |
| accusative | *gaisilą | *gaisilanz | |
| genitive | *gaisilas, *gaisilis | *gaisilǫ̂ | |
| dative | *gaisilai | *gaisilamaz | |
| instrumental | *gaisilō | *gaisilamiz | |
Descendants
[edit]- Old Norse: geisl (“ski stick”)
- Old Norse: geisli (“stick, beam, ray”)
- Icelandic: geisli
- → Proto-Finnic: *kaisila (see there for further descendants)