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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kaibaz

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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 Proto-Indo-European *geybʰ- (to quarrel, dispute).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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*kaibaz[1]

  1. fierce, lively, active

Inflection

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Declension of *kaibaz (a-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *kaibaz *kaibō *kaibą, *-at(ō) *kaibai *kaibôz *kaibō
accusative *kaibanǭ *kaibǭ *kaibą, *-at(ō) *kaibanz *kaibōz *kaibō
genitive *kaibas, *kaibis *kaibaizōz *kaibas, *kaibis *kaibaizǫ̂ *kaibaizǫ̂ *kaibaizǫ̂
dative *kaibammai *kaibaizōi *kaibammai *kaibaimaz *kaibaimaz *kaibaimaz
instrumental *kaibanō *kaibaizō *kaibanō *kaibaimiz *kaibaimiz *kaibaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *kaibô *kaibǭ *kaibô *kaibaniz *kaibōniz *kaibōnō
accusative *kaibanų *kaibōnų *kaibô *kaibanunz *kaibōnunz *kaibōnō
genitive *kaibiniz *kaibōniz *kaibiniz *kaibanǫ̂ *kaibōnǫ̂ *kaibanǫ̂
dative *kaibini *kaibōni *kaibini *kaibammaz *kaibōmaz *kaibammaz
instrumental *kaibinē *kaibōnē *kaibinē *kaibammiz *kaibōmiz *kaibammiz
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Descendants

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  • Proto-West Germanic: *kaib
  • Old Norse:

References

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  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*kaiba-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 277