Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/barnalausaz

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 *barną (child) +‎ *-lausaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɑr.nɑˌlɑu̯.sɑz/

Adjective

*barnalausaz[1]

  1. childless

Inflection

Declension of *barnalausaz (a-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *barnalausaz *barnalausō *barnalausą, *-at(ō) *barnalausai *barnalausôz *barnalausō
accusative *barnalausanǭ *barnalausǭ *barnalausą, *-at(ō) *barnalausanz *barnalausōz *barnalausō
genitive *barnalausas, *barnalausis *barnalausaizōz *barnalausas, *barnalausis *barnalausaizǫ̂ *barnalausaizǫ̂ *barnalausaizǫ̂
dative *barnalausammai *barnalausaizōi *barnalausammai *barnalausaimaz *barnalausaimaz *barnalausaimaz
instrumental *barnalausanō *barnalausaizō *barnalausanō *barnalausaimiz *barnalausaimiz *barnalausaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *barnalausô *barnalausǭ *barnalausô *barnalausaniz *barnalausōniz *barnalausōnō
accusative *barnalausanų *barnalausōnų *barnalausô *barnalausanunz *barnalausōnunz *barnalausōnō
genitive *barnalausiniz *barnalausōniz *barnalausiniz *barnalausanǫ̂ *barnalausōnǫ̂ *barnalausanǫ̂
dative *barnalausini *barnalausōni *barnalausini *barnalausammaz *barnalausōmaz *barnalausammaz
instrumental *barnalausinē *barnalausōnē *barnalausinē *barnalausammiz *barnalausōmiz *barnalausammiz

Descendants

  • Old English: bearnlēas
    • Middle English: barnles, barneles, bærn-les
      • English: bairnless
      • Scots: bairnless
  • Old Frisian: bernlās
  • Old Norse: barnlauss

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*barna-lausaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 37