Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/halbō

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

Substantivization of *halbaz (“half”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxɑl.βɔː/

Noun

*halbō f[1]

  1. half, side
    Synonym: *halbiþō, *halbǭ
  2. direction

Inflection

Declension of *halbō (ō-stem)
singular plural
nominative *halbō *halbôz
vocative *halbō *halbôz
accusative *halbǭ *halbōz
genitive *halbōz *halbǫ̂
dative *halbōi *halbōmaz
instrumental *halbō *halbōmiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *halbu
  • Gothic: 𐌷𐌰𐌻𐌱𐌰𐌹 (halbai) (dative singular)

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*xalbō”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 155
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