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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/galōfô

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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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Etymology

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From *ga- (associative prefix) +‎ *lōfô (palm of the hand).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɣɑ.ˈlɔː.ɸɔːː/

Noun

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*galōfô m

  1. glove

Inflection

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masculine an-stemDeclension of *galōfô (masculine an-stem)
singular plural
nominative *galōfô *galōfaniz
vocative *galōfô *galōfaniz
accusative *galōfanų *galōfanunz
genitive *galōfiniz *galōfanǫ̂
dative *galōfini *galōfammaz
instrumental *galōfinē *galōfammiz

Synonyms

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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*lōfan- ~ *lappan-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 341