Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/tibǭ
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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. Perhaps related to the root of Old Norse tík (“bitch”).[1][2] A geminate byform *tibbǭ gave German dialectal Zippe, Zibbe (“ewe; doe (hare, rabbit)”), Icelandic tebba (“vixen”), and possibly English tib (“working-class woman”).[3]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]*tibǭ f
- bitch (female dog)
Inflection
[edit]| ōn-stemDeclension of *tibǭ (ōn-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *tibǭ | *tibōniz | |
| vocative | *tibǭ | *tibōniz | |
| accusative | *tibōnų | *tibōnunz | |
| genitive | *tibōniz | *tibōnǫ̂ | |
| dative | *tibōni | *tibōmaz | |
| instrumental | *tibōnē | *tibōmiz | |
Synonyms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Proto-West Germanic: *tibā
References
[edit]- ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “teef1”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute
- ^ Morris, Richard (1897): Historical Outlines of English Accidence
- ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “tib(b)ōn-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 515