Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/manalausaz

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 *mann- (“man”) +‎ *-lausaz (“less”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑ.nɑ.ˌlɑu̯.sɑz/

Adjective

*manalausaz[1]

  1. without a man, without a husband

Inflection

Declension of *manalausaz (a-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *manalausaz *manalausō *manalausą, *-at(ō) *manalausai *manalausôz *manalausō
accusative *manalausanǭ *manalausǭ *manalausą, *-at(ō) *manalausanz *manalausōz *manalausō
genitive *manalausas, *manalausis *manalausaizōz *manalausas, *manalausis *manalausaizǫ̂ *manalausaizǫ̂ *manalausaizǫ̂
dative *manalausammai *manalausaizōi *manalausammai *manalausaimaz *manalausaimaz *manalausaimaz
instrumental *manalausanō *manalausaizō *manalausanō *manalausaimiz *manalausaimiz *manalausaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *manalausô *manalausǭ *manalausô *manalausaniz *manalausōniz *manalausōnō
accusative *manalausanų *manalausōnų *manalausô *manalausanunz *manalausōnunz *manalausōnō
genitive *manalausiniz *manalausōniz *manalausiniz *manalausanǫ̂ *manalausōnǫ̂ *manalausanǫ̂
dative *manalausini *manalausōni *manalausini *manalausammaz *manalausōmaz *manalausammaz
instrumental *manalausinē *manalausōnē *manalausinē *manalausammiz *manalausōmiz *manalausammiz

Descendants

  • Old English: manleās
    • Middle English: *manles
  • Old Dutch: *manlōs
    • Middle Dutch: *manloos
      • Dutch: manloos
  • Old Saxon: *manlōs
    • Middle Low German: manlōs
  • Old High German: *manlōs
    • Middle High German: *manlōs
      • German: mannlos
  • Old Norse: mannlauss
    • Icelandic: mannlauss

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*mann-lausaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 260
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