Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/skaftaz
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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 *skeh₂p- (“rod, shaft, staff, club”), potentially from a root *(s)ke(H)p- (“to strike, beat”). Compare Proto-Slavic *kopьje (“spear, javelin”), Ancient Greek σκῆπτρον (skêptron, “staff, baton”) and Latin scapus (“shaft”), which Albanian shkop (“stick”) may also derive from or merely be cognate with.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]*skaftaz m
Inflection
[edit]| masculine a-stemDeclension of *skaftaz (masculine a-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *skaftaz | *skaftōz, *skaftōs | |
| vocative | *skaft | *skaftōz, *skaftōs | |
| accusative | *skaftą | *skaftanz | |
| genitive | *skaftas, *skaftis | *skaftǫ̂ | |
| dative | *skaftai | *skaftamaz | |
| instrumental | *skaftō | *skaftamiz | |