Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/blaudaz

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

Unknown, but probably related to *blautaz (“wet, weak”).

Adjective

*blaudaz (comparative *blaudōzô, superlative *blaudōstaz)

  1. (derogatory, offensive) meek, soft, cowardly

Declension

Declension of *blaudaz (a-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *blaudaz *blaudō *blaudą, *-at(ō) *blaudai *blaudôz *blaudō
accusative *blaudanǭ *blaudǭ *blaudą, *-at(ō) *blaudanz *blaudōz *blaudō
genitive *blaudas, *blaudis *blaudaizōz *blaudas, *blaudis *blaudaizǫ̂ *blaudaizǫ̂ *blaudaizǫ̂
dative *blaudammai *blaudaizōi *blaudammai *blaudaimaz *blaudaimaz *blaudaimaz
instrumental *blaudanō *blaudaizō *blaudanō *blaudaimiz *blaudaimiz *blaudaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *blaudô *blaudǭ *blaudô *blaudaniz *blaudōniz *blaudōnō
accusative *blaudanų *blaudōnų *blaudô *blaudanunz *blaudōnunz *blaudōnō
genitive *blaudiniz *blaudōniz *blaudiniz *blaudanǫ̂ *blaudōnǫ̂ *blaudanǫ̂
dative *blaudini *blaudōni *blaudini *blaudammaz *blaudōmaz *blaudammaz
instrumental *blaudinē *blaudōnē *blaudinē *blaudammiz *blaudōmiz *blaudammiz
  • *blaudį̄ (“meekness, cowardice, weakness”)

Derived terms

  • *blauþijǭ (“coward, craven”)
    • Old Norse: bleyða

Descendants

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