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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/marhaz

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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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Cognate with Proto-Celtic *markos. This is generally reconstructed as being from Proto-Indo-European *márkos (horse), but other theories exist; see that page for further discussion.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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*marhaz m

  1. horse
    Synonym: *ehwaz

Inflection

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masculine a-stemDeclension of *marhaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *marhaz *marhōz, *marhōs
vocative *marh *marhōz, *marhōs
accusative *marhą *marhanz
genitive *marhas, *marhis *marhǫ̂
dative *marhai *marhamaz
instrumental *marhō *marhamiz

Derived terms

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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*marha-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 354