Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/slimbaz
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Proto-Germanic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Uncertain, but possibly from a Proto-Indo-European *(s)lembʰ-, *(s)lemb- (“to droop; sag; hang loosely”). Compare Latvian slìps (“slanting”), as well as perhaps Proto-Germanic *slīpaną (“to sharpen”) (though whether *slimbaz ultimately traces back to Proto-Indo-European *sley- (“smooth, slick”) is unclear).[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]*slimbaz
Inflection
[edit]Declension of *slimbaz (a-stem)
| Strong declension | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *slimbaz | *slimbai | *slimbō | *slimbôz | *slimbą, -atō | *slimbō |
| Accusative | *slimbanǭ | *slimbanz | *slimbǭ | *slimbōz | *slimbą, -atō | *slimbō |
| Genitive | *slimbas, -is | *slimbaizǫ̂ | *slimbaizōz | *slimbaizǫ̂ | *slimbas, -is | *slimbaizǫ̂ |
| Dative | *slimbammai | *slimbaimaz | *slimbaizōi | *slimbaimaz | *slimbammai | *slimbaimaz |
| Instrumental | *slimbanō | *slimbaimiz | *slimbaizō | *slimbaimiz | *slimbanō | *slimbaimiz |
| Weak declension | ||||||
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *slimbô | *slimbaniz | *slimbǭ | *slimbōniz | *slimbô | *slimbōnō |
| Accusative | *slimbanų | *slimbanunz | *slimbōnų | *slimbōnunz | *slimbô | *slimbōnō |
| Genitive | *slimbiniz | *slimbanǫ̂ | *slimbōniz | *slimbōnǫ̂ | *slimbiniz | *slimbanǫ̂ |
| Dative | *slimbini | *slimbammaz | *slimbōni | *slimbōmaz | *slimbini | *slimbammaz |
| Instrumental | *slimbinē | *slimbammiz | *slimbōnē | *slimbōmiz | *slimbinē | *slimbammiz |
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Proto-West Germanic: *slimb
- Gothic: *𐍃𐌻𐌹𐌼𐌱𐍃 (*slimbs)