Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/snutraz

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

Unclear. Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *snew- (“to be fleet; flow; run; trickle”); or from Proto-Indo-European *snu- (“mind; understanding”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsnut.rɑz/

Adjective

*snutraz

  1. wise; clever

Inflection

Declension of *snutraz (a-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *snutraz *snutrō *snutrą, *-at(ō) *snutrai *snutrôz *snutrō
accusative *snutranǭ *snutrǭ *snutrą, *-at(ō) *snutranz *snutrōz *snutrō
genitive *snutras, *snutris *snutraizōz *snutras, *snutris *snutraizǫ̂ *snutraizǫ̂ *snutraizǫ̂
dative *snutrammai *snutraizōi *snutrammai *snutraimaz *snutraimaz *snutraimaz
instrumental *snutranō *snutraizō *snutranō *snutraimiz *snutraimiz *snutraimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *snutrô *snutrǭ *snutrô *snutraniz *snutrōniz *snutrōnō
accusative *snutranų *snutrōnų *snutrô *snutranunz *snutrōnunz *snutrōnō
genitive *snutriniz *snutrōniz *snutriniz *snutranǫ̂ *snutrōnǫ̂ *snutranǫ̂
dative *snutrini *snutrōni *snutrini *snutrammaz *snutrōmaz *snutrammaz
instrumental *snutrinē *snutrōnē *snutrinē *snutrammiz *snutrōmiz *snutrammiz

Derived terms

  • *snutralīkaz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *snotr
    • Old English: snotor, snottor, snoter
    • ⇒? Saterland Frisian: snotterch (“brilliant, super-smart”)
    • Old High German: snottar, snotar
  • Old Norse: snotr
  • Gothic: 𐍃𐌽𐌿𐍄𐍂𐍃 (snutrs)
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