Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/flaizô

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 *plóh₁-ison-, comparative of *feluz, *felu (“much, a lot”). Related to Ancient Greek πλείων (pleíōn, “more”), Latin plūs (“more”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɸlɑi̯.zɔːː/

Adjective

*flaizô

  1. more

Inflection

Declension of *flaizô (n-stem)
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *flaizô *flaizǭ *flaizô *flaizaniz *flaizōniz *flaizōnō
accusative *flaizanų *flaizōnų *flaizô *flaizanunz *flaizōnunz *flaizōnō
genitive *flaiziniz *flaizōniz *flaiziniz *flaizanǫ̂ *flaizōnǫ̂ *flaizanǫ̂
dative *flaizini *flaizōni *flaizini *flaizammaz *flaizōmaz *flaizammaz
instrumental *flaizinē *flaizōnē *flaizinē *flaizammiz *flaizōmiz *flaizammiz

Descendants

  • Old Norse: fleiri
    • Icelandic: fleiri
    • Faroese: fleiri
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: fleire
    • Norwegian Bokmål: fler, flere
    • Old Swedish: flere
    • Danish: flere

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*flaizan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 143
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