Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/duskaz

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 Pre-Germanic *dʰuskos, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰwes-. Cognate with Latin fuscus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdus.kɑz/

Adjective

*duskaz

  1. dark, dark-colored, dusky

Inflection

Declension of *duskaz (a-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *duskaz *duskō *duską, -atō *duskai *duskôz *duskō
accusative *duskanǭ *duskǭ *duską, -atō *duskanz *duskōz *duskō
genitive *duskas, -is *duskaizōz *duskas, -is *duskaizǫ̂ *duskaizǫ̂ *duskaizǫ̂
dative *duskammai *duskaizōi *duskammai *duskaimaz *duskaimaz *duskaimaz
instrumental *duskanō *duskaizō *duskanō *duskaimiz *duskaimiz *duskaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *duskô *duskǭ *duskô *duskaniz *duskōniz *duskōnō
accusative *duskanų *duskōnų *duskô *duskanunz *duskōnunz *duskōnō
genitive *duskiniz *duskōniz *duskiniz *duskanǫ̂ *duskōnǫ̂ *duskanǫ̂
dative *duskini *duskōni *duskini *duskammaz *duskōmaz *duskammaz
instrumental *duskinē *duskōnē *duskinē *duskammiz *duskōmiz *duskammiz

Descendants

  • Old English: dox

References

  • Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
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