Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/swēbaz
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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]Unknown. Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *swé (“oneself”, reflexive pronoun) with an uncertain second component, sometimes taken to be *bʰuH- despite formal difficulties. Compared to Proto-Slavic *svobodà (“freedom”), Latvian atsvabināt (“to free”). In Germanic, compare especially *sibjō (“kinship; friendship”) and Old Norse Sif (name of a goddess), plausibly derived from Proto-Indo-European *sebʰyo, the dative form of the pronoun. Note also the ethnonym *swihô (“Swede”), which like *swēbaz retains the *w. However, all connections are problematic in one way or another.
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Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]*swēbaz m
Inflection
[edit]| masculine a-stemDeclension of *swēbaz (masculine a-stem) | |||
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| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *swēbaz | *swēbōz, *swēbōs | |
| vocative | *swēb | *swēbōz, *swēbōs | |
| accusative | *swēbą | *swēbanz | |
| genitive | *swēbas, *swēbis | *swēbǫ̂ | |
| dative | *swēbai | *swēbamaz | |
| instrumental | *swēbō | *swēbamiz | |