Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/klōkaz
Appearance
Proto-Germanic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Of uncertain origin.[1] Possibly related to Old Irish glicc (“shrewd, acute”), Scots gleg (“smart, quick”), Ancient Greek καλχαίνω (kalkhaínō, “to ponder”), Middle English begalewen (“to frighten, stupefy”).[2][3]
Adjective
[edit]*klōkaz[4]
Inflection
[edit]Declension of *klōkaz (a-stem)
Strong declension | ||||||
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Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | *klōkaz | *klōkai | *klōkō | *klōkôz | *klōką, -atō | *klōkō |
Accusative | *klōkanǭ | *klōkanz | *klōkǭ | *klōkōz | *klōką, -atō | *klōkō |
Genitive | *klōkas, -is | *klōkaizǫ̂ | *klōkaizōz | *klōkaizǫ̂ | *klōkas, -is | *klōkaizǫ̂ |
Dative | *klōkammai | *klōkaimaz | *klōkaizōi | *klōkaimaz | *klōkammai | *klōkaimaz |
Instrumental | *klōkanō | *klōkaimiz | *klōkaizō | *klōkaimiz | *klōkanō | *klōkaimiz |
Weak declension | ||||||
Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | *klōkô | *klōkaniz | *klōkǭ | *klōkōniz | *klōkô | *klōkōnō |
Accusative | *klōkanų | *klōkanunz | *klōkōnų | *klōkōnunz | *klōkô | *klōkōnō |
Genitive | *klōkiniz | *klōkanǫ̂ | *klōkōniz | *klōkōnǫ̂ | *klōkiniz | *klōkanǫ̂ |
Dative | *klōkini | *klōkammaz | *klōkōni | *klōkōmaz | *klōkini | *klōkammaz |
Instrumental | *klōkinē | *klōkammiz | *klōkōnē | *klōkōmiz | *klōkinē | *klōkammiz |
Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Friedrich Kluge (1883) “klug”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891
- ^ MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “Proto-Germanic/klōkaz”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language[1], Stirling, →ISBN, page glic
- ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “kloek2”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute
- ^ Philippa, Marlies, Debrabandere, Frans, Quak, Arend, Schoonheim, Tanneke, van der Sijs, Nicoline (2003–2009) “kloek 2”, in Etymologisch woordenboek van het Nederlands[2] (in Dutch), Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press: “pgm. *klōk-”