Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/murþą
Appearance
Proto-Germanic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Indo-European *mr̥tós (“dead”), from *mer- (“to die”).[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]*murþą n
- death
- killing, slaying, murder
- (especially) a killing in secret where the body was hidden (which was considered particularly shameful)
Inflection
[edit]neuter a-stemDeclension of *murþą (neuter a-stem) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | *murþą | *murþō | |
vocative | *murþą | *murþō | |
accusative | *murþą | *murþō | |
genitive | *murþas, *murþis | *murþǫ̂ | |
dative | *murþai | *murþamaz | |
instrumental | *murþō | *murþamiz |
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Proto-West Germanic: *morþ
- Proto-Norse: *ᛗᛟᚱᚦᚨ (*morþa)
References
[edit]Categories:
- Proto-Germanic terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Proto-Germanic terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *mer- (die)
- Proto-Germanic terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- Proto-Germanic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Proto-Germanic lemmas
- Proto-Germanic nouns
- Proto-Germanic neuter nouns
- Proto-Germanic a-stem nouns