Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hleuzą

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 Proto-Indo-European *ḱlews- (“side of the head, temple, ear”), that is, the area around the ears (side of the head).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxleu̯.zɑ̃/

Noun

*hleuzą n[1]

  1. ear
  2. temple (of the forehead)
  3. side of the head or face; profile; cheek

Inflection

Declension of *hleuzą (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *hleuzą *hleuzō
vocative *hleuzą *hleuzō
accusative *hleuzą *hleuzō
genitive *hleuzas, *hliuzis *hleuzǫ̂
dative *hleuzai *hleuzamaz
instrumental *hleuzō *hleuzamiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *hleuʀ
  • Old Norse: hlýr

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*hleuza-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 230-1
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