Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/gafrēgiz

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

*ga- +‎ *frēgiz.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌɣɑ.ˈɸrɛː.ɣiz/

Adjective

*gafrēgiz

  1. (West Germanic) renowned, famous

Inflection

Declension of *gafrēgaz (a-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *gafrēgaz *gafrēgō *gafrēgą, -atō *gafrēgai *gafrēgôz *gafrēgō
accusative *gafrēganǭ *gafrēgǭ *gafrēgą, -atō *gafrēganz *gafrēgōz *gafrēgō
genitive *gafrēgas, -is *gafrēgaizōz *gafrēgas, -is *gafrēgaizǫ̂ *gafrēgaizǫ̂ *gafrēgaizǫ̂
dative *gafrēgammai *gafrēgaizōi *gafrēgammai *gafrēgaimaz *gafrēgaimaz *gafrēgaimaz
instrumental *gafrēganō *gafrēgaizō *gafrēganō *gafrēgaimiz *gafrēgaimiz *gafrēgaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *gafrēgô *gafrēgǭ *gafrēgô *gafrēganiz *gafrēgōniz *gafrēgōnō
accusative *gafrēganų *gafrēgōnų *gafrēgô *gafrēganunz *gafrēgōnunz *gafrēgōnō
genitive *gafrēginiz *gafrēgōniz *gafrēginiz *gafrēganǫ̂ *gafrēgōnǫ̂ *gafrēganǫ̂
dative *gafrēgini *gafrēgōni *gafrēgini *gafrēgammaz *gafrēgōmaz *gafrēgammaz
instrumental *gafrēginē *gafrēgōnē *gafrēginē *gafrēgammiz *gafrēgōmiz *gafrēgammiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *gafrāgi

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*frēgi-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 153