Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/staupaz

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

An adjectival formation from *stūpaną (to stoop).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstɑu̯.pɑz/

Adjective

*staupaz

  1. high
  2. steep

Inflection

Declension of *staupaz (a-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *staupaz *staupō *staupą, -atō *staupai *staupôz *staupō
accusative *staupanǭ *staupǭ *staupą, -atō *staupanz *staupōz *staupō
genitive *staupas, -is *staupaizōz *staupas, -is *staupaizǫ̂ *staupaizǫ̂ *staupaizǫ̂
dative *staupammai *staupaizōi *staupammai *staupaimaz *staupaimaz *staupaimaz
instrumental *staupanō *staupaizō *staupanō *staupaimiz *staupaimiz *staupaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *staupô *staupǭ *staupô *staupaniz *staupōniz *staupōnō
accusative *staupanų *staupōnų *staupô *staupanunz *staupōnunz *staupōnō
genitive *staupiniz *staupōniz *staupiniz *staupanǫ̂ *staupōnǫ̂ *staupanǫ̂
dative *staupini *staupōni *staupini *staupammaz *staupōmaz *staupammaz
instrumental *staupinē *staupōnē *staupinē *staupammiz *staupōmiz *staupammiz

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *staup

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*staupa-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 475