Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/līsaz

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

Vṛddhi gerundive of *lizaną (to know, to be familiar with).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈliː.sɑz/

Adjective

*līsaz[1]

  1. (East Germanic) knowledgeable, knowing, familiar with

Inflection

Declension of *līsaz (a-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *līsaz *līsō *līsą, -atō *līsai *līsôz *līsō
accusative *līsanǭ *līsǭ *līsą, -atō *līsanz *līsōz *līsō
genitive *līsas, -is *līsaizōz *līsas, -is *līsaizǫ̂ *līsaizǫ̂ *līsaizǫ̂
dative *līsammai *līsaizōi *līsammai *līsaimaz *līsaimaz *līsaimaz
instrumental *līsanō *līsaizō *līsanō *līsaimiz *līsaimiz *līsaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *līsô *līsǭ *līsô *līsaniz *līsōniz *līsōnō
accusative *līsanų *līsōnų *līsô *līsanunz *līsōnunz *līsōnō
genitive *līsiniz *līsōniz *līsiniz *līsanǫ̂ *līsōnǫ̂ *līsanǫ̂
dative *līsini *līsōni *līsini *līsammaz *līsōmaz *līsammaz
instrumental *līsinē *līsōnē *līsinē *līsammiz *līsōmiz *līsammiz

Descendants

  • Gothic: *𐌻𐌴𐌹𐍃 (*leis)

References

  1. ^ Heidermanns, Frank (1993) “-leisa- II”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der germanischen Primäradjektive (Studia linguistica Germanica; 33) (in German), Berlin, New York: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN, pages 370-371