Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/fagraz

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

Alternative reconstructions

  • *fahraz

Etymology

From pre-Germanic *ph₂ḱrós, equivalent to unattested *fahaną (“to fasten”) +‎ *-raz, a ro-stem derived from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ḱ- (“to fasten, place”), and probably not *peḱ- (“joyful”).[1] Cognate with Umbrian pacer (“gracious, merciful, kind”), Slovak pekný (“good-looking, handsome, nice”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɸɑɣ.rɑz/

Adjective

*fagraz

  1. suitable, fitting, appropriate, nice

Inflection

Declension of *fagraz (a-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *fagraz *fagrō *fagrą, -atō *fagrai *fagrôz *fagrō
accusative *fagranǭ *fagrǭ *fagrą, -atō *fagranz *fagrōz *fagrō
genitive *fagras, -is *fagraizōz *fagras, -is *fagraizǫ̂ *fagraizǫ̂ *fagraizǫ̂
dative *fagrammai *fagraizōi *fagrammai *fagraimaz *fagraimaz *fagraimaz
instrumental *fagranō *fagraizō *fagranō *fagraimiz *fagraimiz *fagraimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *fagrô *fagrǭ *fagrô *fagraniz *fagrōniz *fagrōnō
accusative *fagranų *fagrōnų *fagrô *fagranunz *fagrōnunz *fagrōnō
genitive *fagriniz *fagrōniz *fagriniz *fagranǫ̂ *fagrōnǫ̂ *fagranǫ̂
dative *fagrini *fagrōni *fagrini *fagrammaz *fagrōmaz *fagrammaz
instrumental *fagrinē *fagrōnē *fagrinē *fagrammiz *fagrōmiz *fagrammiz

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*fagra-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 122
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