Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/erþōkundaz

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 *erþō (“earth”) +‎ *kundaz (“born”). It is uncertain whether this adjective already existed in Proto-Germanic; the apparent descendants may also be explained as parallel post-Proto-Germanic formations. The Gothic term is commonly cited as a calque of Latin terrigena.[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈer.θɔː.ˌkun.ðɑz/

Adjective

*erþōkundaz[3]

  1. terrestrial, of earthly birth

Inflection

Declension of *erþōkundaz (a-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *erþōkundaz *erþōkundō *erþōkundą, *-at(ō) *erþōkundai *erþōkundôz *erþōkundō
accusative *erþōkundanǭ *erþōkundǭ *erþōkundą, *-at(ō) *erþōkundanz *erþōkundōz *erþōkundō
genitive *erþōkundas, *erþōkundis *erþōkundaizōz *erþōkundas, *erþōkundis *erþōkundaizǫ̂ *erþōkundaizǫ̂ *erþōkundaizǫ̂
dative *erþōkundammai *erþōkundaizōi *erþōkundammai *erþōkundaimaz *erþōkundaimaz *erþōkundaimaz
instrumental *erþōkundanō *erþōkundaizō *erþōkundanō *erþōkundaimiz *erþōkundaimiz *erþōkundaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *erþōkundô *erþōkundǭ *erþōkundô *erþōkundaniz *erþōkundōniz *erþōkundōnō
accusative *erþōkundanų *erþōkundōnų *erþōkundô *erþōkundanunz *erþōkundōnunz *erþōkundōnō
genitive *erþōkundiniz *erþōkundōniz *erþōkundiniz *erþōkundanǫ̂ *erþōkundōnǫ̂ *erþōkundanǫ̂
dative *erþōkundini *erþōkundōni *erþōkundini *erþōkundammaz *erþōkundōmaz *erþōkundammaz
instrumental *erþōkundinē *erþōkundōnē *erþōkundinē *erþōkundammiz *erþōkundōmiz *erþōkundammiz

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Miller, D. Gary (2019) The Oxford Gothic Grammar, Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 306
  2. ^ Lehmann, Winfred P. (1986) “A86. airþa-kunds”, in A Gothic Etymological Dictionary, based on the 3rd ed. of Feist’s dictionary, Leiden: E. J. Brill, pages 18-19
  3. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*erþa-kundaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 85
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