Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/sparaz
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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 *sph̥₁-ro-s, from *speh₁- (“to succeed, prosper”). Particularly close cognate with Sanskrit स्फिर (sphirá, “fat”), Latin prosperus (“favorable, lucky”).[1]
Adjective
[edit]*sparaz[1]
Inflection
[edit]Declension of *sparaz (a-stem)
| Strong declension | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *sparaz | *sparai | *sparō | *sparôz | *sparą, -atō | *sparō |
| Accusative | *sparanǭ | *sparanz | *sparǭ | *sparōz | *sparą, -atō | *sparō |
| Genitive | *sparas, -is | *sparaizǫ̂ | *sparaizōz | *sparaizǫ̂ | *sparas, -is | *sparaizǫ̂ |
| Dative | *sparammai | *sparaimaz | *sparaizōi | *sparaimaz | *sparammai | *sparaimaz |
| Instrumental | *sparanō | *sparaimiz | *sparaizō | *sparaimiz | *sparanō | *sparaimiz |
| Weak declension | ||||||
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *sparô | *sparaniz | *sparǭ | *sparōniz | *sparô | *sparōnō |
| Accusative | *sparanų | *sparanunz | *sparōnų | *sparōnunz | *sparô | *sparōnō |
| Genitive | *spariniz | *sparanǫ̂ | *sparōniz | *sparōnǫ̂ | *spariniz | *sparanǫ̂ |
| Dative | *sparini | *sparammaz | *sparōni | *sparōmaz | *sparini | *sparammaz |
| Instrumental | *sparinē | *sparammiz | *sparōnē | *sparōmiz | *sparinē | *sparammiz |