Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/skairiz

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 *sḱēy- (“to shimmer; shadow”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈskɑi̯.riz/

Adjective

*skairiz

  1. pure; sheer
  2. shining; clear

Inflection

Declension of *skairiz (i-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *skairiz *skairī *skairį, *-jatō *skairijai *skairijôz *skairijō
accusative *skairijanǭ *skairijǭ *skairį, *-jatō *skairijanz *skairijōz *skairijō
genitive *skairijas, *skairīs *skairijaizōz *skairijas, *skairīs *skairijaizǫ̂ *skairijaizǫ̂ *skairijaizǫ̂
dative *skairijammai *skairijaizōi *skairijammai *skairijaimaz *skairijaimaz *skairijaimaz
instrumental *skairijanō *skairijaizō *skairijanō *skairijaimiz *skairijaimiz *skairijaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *skairijô *skairijǭ *skairijô *skairijaniz *skairijōniz *skairijōnō
accusative *skairijanų *skairijōnų *skairijô *skairijanunz *skairijōnunz *skairijōnō
genitive *skairīniz *skairijōniz *skairīniz *skairijanǫ̂ *skairijōnǫ̂ *skairijanǫ̂
dative *skairīni *skairijōni *skairīni *skairijammaz *skairijōmaz *skairijammaz
instrumental *skairīnē *skairijōnē *skairīnē *skairijammiz *skairijōmiz *skairijammiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *skairī
  • Old Norse: skærr
    • Icelandic: skær
    • Faroese: skærur
    • Norwegian: skjær
    • Old Swedish: skǣr, skiǣr
    • Danish: skær
    • → Middle English: skere
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