Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/lausaz
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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]An o-grade adjectival formation from *leusaną (“to lose”).[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]*lausaz
Inflection
[edit]Declension of *lausaz (a-stem)
| Strong declension | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *lausaz | *lausai | *lausō | *lausôz | *lausą, -atō | *lausō |
| Accusative | *lausanǭ | *lausanz | *lausǭ | *lausōz | *lausą, -atō | *lausō |
| Genitive | *lausas, -is | *lausaizǫ̂ | *lausaizōz | *lausaizǫ̂ | *lausas, -is | *lausaizǫ̂ |
| Dative | *lausammai | *lausaimaz | *lausaizōi | *lausaimaz | *lausammai | *lausaimaz |
| Instrumental | *lausanō | *lausaimiz | *lausaizō | *lausaimiz | *lausanō | *lausaimiz |
| Weak declension | ||||||
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *lausô | *lausaniz | *lausǭ | *lausōniz | *lausô | *lausōnō |
| Accusative | *lausanų | *lausanunz | *lausōnų | *lausōnunz | *lausô | *lausōnō |
| Genitive | *lausiniz | *lausanǫ̂ | *lausōniz | *lausōnǫ̂ | *lausiniz | *lausanǫ̂ |
| Dative | *lausini | *lausammaz | *lausōni | *lausōmaz | *lausini | *lausammaz |
| Instrumental | *lausinē | *lausammiz | *lausōnē | *lausōmiz | *lausinē | *lausammiz |
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Proto-West Germanic: *laus
- Old Norse: lauss
- Gothic: 𐌻𐌰𐌿𐍃 (laus)
- → Proto-Finnic: *lausas (see there for further descendants)