Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/aldaz

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 Proto-Indo-European *h₂eltós, from *h₂el- (“to grow, nourish”); equivalent to the old past participle of *alaną (“to grow”). Compare Latin altus (“tall, high”) with a similar origin.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑl.dɑz/

Adjective

*aldaz (comparative *alþizô, superlative *alþistaz)[2]

  1. old, grown up
    Synonyms: *gamalaz, *senaz, *sinīgaz

Inflection

Declension of *aldaz (a-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *aldaz *aldō *aldą, -atō *aldai *aldôz *aldō
accusative *aldanǭ *aldǭ *aldą, -atō *aldanz *aldōz *aldō
genitive *aldas, -is *aldaizōz *aldas, -is *aldaizǫ̂ *aldaizǫ̂ *aldaizǫ̂
dative *aldammai *aldaizōi *aldammai *aldaimaz *aldaimaz *aldaimaz
instrumental *aldanō *aldaizō *aldanō *aldaimiz *aldaimiz *aldaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *aldô *aldǭ *aldô *aldaniz *aldōniz *aldōnō
accusative *aldanų *aldōnų *aldô *aldanunz *aldōnunz *aldōnō
genitive *aldiniz *aldōniz *aldiniz *aldanǫ̂ *aldōnǫ̂ *aldanǫ̂
dative *aldini *aldōni *aldini *aldammaz *aldōmaz *aldammaz
instrumental *aldinē *aldōnē *aldinē *aldammiz *aldōmiz *aldammiz

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*alda-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 20
  2. ^ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named EDPG
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