Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/smukkaz
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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]Alternative reconstructions
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Derived from either *smukkōną (“to creep, slink, slip”) or from the same zero-grade root representing Pre-Germanic *smuknós, either way from Proto-Indo-European *(s)mewk- (“to slip, slide”).[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]*smukkaz m
Inflection
[edit]| masculine a-stemDeclension of *smukkaz (masculine a-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *smukkaz | *smukkōz, *smukkōs | |
| vocative | *smukk | *smukkōz, *smukkōs | |
| accusative | *smukką | *smukkanz | |
| genitive | *smukkas, *smukkis | *smukkǫ̂ | |
| dative | *smukkai | *smukkamaz | |
| instrumental | *smukkō | *smukkamiz | |