Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/basu
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This Proto-West 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-West Germanic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Uncertain; possibly from or related to Proto-Germanic *basją (“berry”).
Adjective
[edit]*basu
- purple, scarlet, crimson
- Synonym: *godawabbjīn (“purple”)
Inflection
[edit]| wa-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Masculine | ||
| Nominative | *basu | ||
| Genitive | *baswas | ||
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *basu | *basu | *basu |
| Accusative | *baswanā | *baswā | *basu |
| Genitive | *baswas | *basweʀā | *baswas |
| Dative | *basumē | *basweʀē | *basumē |
| Instrumental | *basu | *basweʀu | *basu |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *baswē | *baswō | *basu |
| Accusative | *baswā | *baswā | *basu |
| Genitive | *basweʀō | *basweʀō | *basweʀō |
| Dative | *baswēm, *basum | *baswēm, *basum | *baswēm, *basum |
| Instrumental | *baswēm, *basum | *baswēm, *basum | *baswēm, *basum |