Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/tard
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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]Unknown. Suggested to be from Proto-Indo-European *der- (“to split, tear”), whence *teran (“to tear”), and compared with Persian درت (dart, “harassed”).[1]
Adjective
[edit]*tard
Inflection
[edit]| a-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Masculine | ||
| Nominative | *tard | ||
| Genitive | *tardas | ||
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *tard | *tardu | *tard |
| Accusative | *tardanā | *tardā | *tard |
| Genitive | *tardas | *tardeʀā | *tardas |
| Dative | *tardumē | *tardeʀē | *tardumē |
| Instrumental | *tardu | *tardeʀu | *tardu |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *tardē | *tardō | *tardu |
| Accusative | *tardā | *tardā | *tardu |
| Genitive | *tardeʀō | *tardeʀō | *tardeʀō |
| Dative | *tardēm, *tardum | *tardēm, *tardum | *tardēm, *tardum |
| Instrumental | *tardēm, *tardum | *tardēm, *tardum | *tardēm, *tardum |