Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/starablindaz

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 *staraz (stiff) +‎ *blindaz (blind).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstɑ.rɑˌblin.dɑz/

Adjective

*starablindaz[1]

  1. completely blind

Inflection

Declension of *starablindaz (a-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *starablindaz *starablindō *starablindą, *-at(ō) *starablindai *starablindôz *starablindō
accusative *starablindanǭ *starablindǭ *starablindą, *-at(ō) *starablindanz *starablindōz *starablindō
genitive *starablindas, *starablindis *starablindaizōz *starablindas, *starablindis *starablindaizǫ̂ *starablindaizǫ̂ *starablindaizǫ̂
dative *starablindammai *starablindaizōi *starablindammai *starablindaimaz *starablindaimaz *starablindaimaz
instrumental *starablindanō *starablindaizō *starablindanō *starablindaimiz *starablindaimiz *starablindaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *starablindô *starablindǭ *starablindô *starablindaniz *starablindōniz *starablindōnō
accusative *starablindanų *starablindōnų *starablindô *starablindanunz *starablindōnunz *starablindōnō
genitive *starablindiniz *starablindōniz *starablindiniz *starablindanǫ̂ *starablindōnǫ̂ *starablindanǫ̂
dative *starablindini *starablindōni *starablindini *starablindammaz *starablindōmaz *starablindammaz
instrumental *starablindinē *starablindōnē *starablindinē *starablindammiz *starablindōmiz *starablindammiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *starablind
    • Old English: stærblind
      • Middle English: stareblind, starblynd
        • English: star-blind
    • Old Frisian: stareblind
    • Old Saxon: *starblind
      • Middle Low German: starblint
    • Old Dutch: *starblind
    • Old High German: starablint
      • Middle High German: starblint
        • German: starblind
  • Old East Scandinavian: starblinder

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*starablendaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 372