Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/alahwītaz

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

Etymology

From *ala- +‎ *hwītaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌɑ.lɑ.ˈxʷiː.tɑz/

Adjective

*alahwītaz[1]

  1. very white

Inflection

Declension of *alahwītaz (a-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *alahwītaz *alahwītō *alahwītą, *-at(ō) *alahwītai *alahwītôz *alahwītō
accusative *alahwītanǭ *alahwītǭ *alahwītą, *-at(ō) *alahwītanz *alahwītōz *alahwītō
genitive *alahwītas, *alahwītis *alahwītaizōz *alahwītas, *alahwītis *alahwītaizǫ̂ *alahwītaizǫ̂ *alahwītaizǫ̂
dative *alahwītammai *alahwītaizōi *alahwītammai *alahwītaimaz *alahwītaimaz *alahwītaimaz
instrumental *alahwītanō *alahwītaizō *alahwītanō *alahwītaimiz *alahwītaimiz *alahwītaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *alahwītô *alahwītǭ *alahwītô *alahwītaniz *alahwītōniz *alahwītōnō
accusative *alahwītanų *alahwītōnų *alahwītô *alahwītanunz *alahwītōnunz *alahwītōnō
genitive *alahwītiniz *alahwītōniz *alahwītiniz *alahwītanǫ̂ *alahwītōnǫ̂ *alahwītanǫ̂
dative *alahwītini *alahwītōni *alahwītini *alahwītammaz *alahwītōmaz *alahwītammaz
instrumental *alahwītinē *alahwītōnē *alahwītinē *alahwītammiz *alahwītōmiz *alahwītammiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *alahwīt
  • Old Norse: alhvítr

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*ala-xwītaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 12
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