Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/staraz
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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 Pre-Germanic *storh₁-os, from Proto-Indo-European *sterh₁- (“to be stiff”); compare Tocharian A ṣtare (“effort”), as well as Ancient Greek στερεός (stereós, “firm, solid”). Along with Proto-Germanic *sturrāną, points to an unattested strong verb *steraną.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]*staraz
Inflection
[edit]Declension of *staraz (a-stem)
| Strong declension | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *staraz | *starai | *starō | *starôz | *starą, -atō | *starō |
| Accusative | *staranǭ | *staranz | *starǭ | *starōz | *starą, -atō | *starō |
| Genitive | *staras, -is | *staraizǫ̂ | *staraizōz | *staraizǫ̂ | *staras, -is | *staraizǫ̂ |
| Dative | *starammai | *staraimaz | *staraizōi | *staraimaz | *starammai | *staraimaz |
| Instrumental | *staranō | *staraimiz | *staraizō | *staraimiz | *staranō | *staraimiz |
| Weak declension | ||||||
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *starô | *staraniz | *starǭ | *starōniz | *starô | *starōnō |
| Accusative | *staranų | *staranunz | *starōnų | *starōnunz | *starô | *starōnō |
| Genitive | *stariniz | *staranǫ̂ | *starōniz | *starōnǫ̂ | *stariniz | *staranǫ̂ |
| Dative | *starini | *starammaz | *starōni | *starōmaz | *starini | *starammaz |
| Instrumental | *starinē | *starammiz | *starōnē | *starōmiz | *starinē | *starammiz |