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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/skelduburgz

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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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From *skelduz +‎ *burgz.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈskel.du.ˌburɣz/

Noun

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*skelduburgz f[1]

  1. testudo, wall of shields

Inflection

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consonant stemDeclension of *skelduburgz (consonant stem)
singular plural
nominative *skelduburgz *skelduburgiz
vocative *skelduburg *skelduburgiz
accusative *skelduburgų *skelduburgunz
genitive *skelduburgiz *skelduburgǫ̂
dative *skelduburgi *skelduburgumaz
instrumental *skelduburgē *skelduburgumiz

Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*skeldu-burgz~skeldi-burgz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 337