Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/skīriz

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

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *sḱeyr- (“luster, gloss, shadow”), which may be related to *(s)ḱeh₃- (“darkness, shadow”), though the formal details are unclear if so.^[1] Cognates include Albanian hir (“grace, favor, mercy”), Proto-Slavic *ščirъ (“sincere, frank”),^[2] Ancient Greek σκίρον (skíron, “parasol”),^[1] and perhaps Irish cír (“pure”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈskiː.riz/

Adjective

*skīriz

pure, clear, sheer

Inflection

Declension of *skīriz (i-stem)
Strong declension
	singular			plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*skīriz	*skīrī	skīrį, -jatō	*skīrijai	*skīrijôz	*skīrijō
accusative	*skīrijanǭ	*skīrijǭ	skīrį, -jatō	*skīrijanz	*skīrijōz	*skīrijō
genitive	skīrijas, skīrīs	*skīrijaizōz	skīrijas, skīrīs	*skīrijaizǫ̂	*skīrijaizǫ̂	*skīrijaizǫ̂
dative	*skīrijammai	*skīrijaizōi	*skīrijammai	*skīrijaimaz	*skīrijaimaz	*skīrijaimaz
instrumental	*skīrijanō	*skīrijaizō	*skīrijanō	*skīrijaimiz	*skīrijaimiz	*skīrijaimiz

Weak declension
	singular			plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*skīrijô	*skīrijǭ	*skīrijô	*skīrijaniz	*skīrijōniz	*skīrijōnō
accusative	*skīrijanų	*skīrijōnų	*skīrijô	*skīrijanunz	*skīrijōnunz	*skīrijōnō
genitive	*skīrīniz	*skīrijōniz	*skīrīniz	*skīrijanǫ̂	*skīrijōnǫ̂	*skīrijanǫ̂
dative	*skīrīni	*skīrijōni	*skīrīni	*skīrijammaz	*skīrijōmaz	*skīrijammaz
instrumental	*skīrīnē	*skīrijōnē	*skīrīnē	*skīrijammiz	*skīrijōmiz	*skīrijammiz

Derived terms

*skīrijaną

Related terms

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *skīr
- Old English: sċīr
  - Middle English: schyre, schire
    - English: shire (dialectal); sheer
    - Scots: schyre; sheer
- Old Frisian: skīre
  - North Frisian: sker, skier
  - Saterland Frisian: skier
  - West Frisian: skier
- Old Saxon: skīr, skīri
  - Middle Low German: schîr, schîre
    - Low German: schier
    - → German: schier
- Old Dutch: skīri
  - Middle Dutch: scier, schier, scire
    - Dutch: schier
      - Afrikaans: skier
- Old High German: *skīr, *skīri
  - Middle High German: schīr
Old Norse: skírr
- Icelandic: skír
- Faroese: skírur
- Norwegian: skir
- Old Swedish: skīr
- Swedish: skir
- Danish: skjær, skær
  - → Faroese: skærur
Gothic: 𐍃𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍂𐍃 (skeirs)

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “σκίρον”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1354-5
^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*skīriz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎^[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 341-2

[EDG-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “σκίρον”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1354-5

[2] Vladimir Orel (2003) “*skīriz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎^[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 341-2

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