Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/narwaz
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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]From Proto-Indo-European *(s)ner- (“to turn, bend, twist, constrict”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]*narwaz
Inflection
[edit]Declension of *narwaz (a-stem)
| Strong declension | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *narwaz | *narwai | *narwō | *narwôz | *narwą, -atō | *narwō |
| Accusative | *narwanǭ | *narwanz | *narwǭ | *narwōz | *narwą, -atō | *narwō |
| Genitive | *narwas, -is | *narwaizǫ̂ | *narwaizōz | *narwaizǫ̂ | *narwas, -is | *narwaizǫ̂ |
| Dative | *narwammai | *narwaimaz | *narwaizōi | *narwaimaz | *narwammai | *narwaimaz |
| Instrumental | *narwanō | *narwaimiz | *narwaizō | *narwaimiz | *narwanō | *narwaimiz |
| Weak declension | ||||||
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *narwô | *narwaniz | *narwǭ | *narwōniz | *narwô | *narwōnō |
| Accusative | *narwanų | *narwanunz | *narwōnų | *narwōnunz | *narwô | *narwōnō |
| Genitive | *narwiniz | *narwanǫ̂ | *narwōniz | *narwōnǫ̂ | *narwiniz | *narwanǫ̂ |
| Dative | *narwini | *narwammaz | *narwōni | *narwōmaz | *narwini | *narwammaz |
| Instrumental | *narwinē | *narwammiz | *narwōnē | *narwōmiz | *narwinē | *narwammiz |
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Proto-West Germanic: *naru
- Old Norse: *nǫrr, *njǫrr (attested in placenames: Nǫrvasund, Njǫrvasund)