Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/irh
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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 Proto-Indo-European *yerḱ-. Compare Ancient Greek ἴυρκες (íurkes), δορκάς (dorkás), δόρξ (dórx) ~ ζόρξ (zórx) ~ ἴορξ (íorx), etc., Latin hircus, ircus, Old Armenian որս (ors), Welsh iwrch, but note the many unexplained phonetic variations.[1]
Noun
[edit]*irh n
Inflection
[edit]| Neuter a-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | ||
| Nominative | *irh | |
| Genitive | *irhas | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *irh | *irhu |
| Accusative | *irh | *irhu |
| Genitive | *irhas | *irhō |
| Dative | *irhē | *irhum |
| Instrumental | *irhu | *irhum |