Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/trabō
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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]Possibly related to Proto-Slavic *drapati, Sanskrit द्रापि (drāpi, “garment, mantle”), and Ancient Greek δρέπω (drépō, “to pluck, tear off”). Also compare Old Norse trefja (“to buzz”) and trefill (“rag, tatter”).[1][2]
Noun
[edit]*trabō f [3]
- fringe (decorative border)
Declension
[edit]| ō-stemDeclension of *trabō (ō-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *trabō | *trabôz | |
| vocative | *trabō | *trabôz | |
| accusative | *trabǭ | *trabōz | |
| genitive | *trabōz | *trabǫ̂ | |
| dative | *trabōi | *trabōmaz | |
| instrumental | *trabō | *trabōmiz | |
Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Mallory, J. P., Adams, D. Q., editors (1997), Encyclopedia of Indo-European culture, London, Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, page 109
- ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 352
- ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “trabō-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 520