Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/etulaz

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 *etaną (to eat) +‎ *-ulaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈe.tu.lɑz/

Adjective

*etulaz[1]

  1. consuming
  2. gluttonous

Inflection

Declension of *etulaz (a-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *etulaz *etulō *etulą, *-at(ō) *etulai *etulôz *etulō
accusative *etulanǭ *etulǭ *etulą, *-at(ō) *etulanz *etulōz *etulō
genitive *etulas, *etulis *etulaizōz *etulas, *etulis *etulaizǫ̂ *etulaizǫ̂ *etulaizǫ̂
dative *etulammai *etulaizōi *etulammai *etulaimaz *etulaimaz *etulaimaz
instrumental *etulanō *etulaizō *etulanō *etulaimiz *etulaimiz *etulaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *etulô *etulǭ *etulô *etulaniz *etulōniz *etulōnō
accusative *etulanų *etulōnų *etulô *etulanunz *etulōnunz *etulōnō
genitive *etuliniz *etulōniz *etuliniz *etulanǫ̂ *etulōnǫ̂ *etulanǫ̂
dative *etulini *etulōni *etulini *etulammaz *etulōmaz *etulammaz
instrumental *etulinē *etulōnē *etulinē *etulammiz *etulōmiz *etulammiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *etul
    • Old English: etol
    • Old High German: *ezzal
      • Old High German: filuezzal
  • Old Norse: etall

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*etulaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 86