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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/laukaz

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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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Alternative reconstructions

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Etymology

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Unknown. Generally assumed to be a nominal derivative of *lūkaną (to close), based on the leaves and scales of a leek or onion plant enclosing its stem, but this is uncertain.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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*laukaz m

  1. leek

Inflection

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masculine a-stemDeclension of *laukaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *laukaz *laukōz, *laukōs
vocative *lauk *laukōz, *laukōs
accusative *lauką *laukanz
genitive *laukas, *laukis *laukǫ̂
dative *laukai *laukamaz
instrumental *laukō *laukamiz

Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*lauka-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 329