Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/swarmaz
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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 *swer- (“to buzz, hum”). Cognate with Latin susurrus (“whispering, humming, murmur”), Lithuanian surma (“a pipe”), Russian свире́ль (svirélʹ, “a pipe, reed”).
Noun
[edit]*swarmaz m
Inflection
[edit]| masculine a-stemDeclension of *swarmaz (masculine a-stem) | |||
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| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *swarmaz | *swarmōz, *swarmōs | |
| vocative | *swarm | *swarmōz, *swarmōs | |
| accusative | *swarmą | *swarmanz | |
| genitive | *swarmas, *swarmis | *swarmǫ̂ | |
| dative | *swarmai | *swarmamaz | |
| instrumental | *swarmō | *swarmamiz | |