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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/ailą
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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From earlier *aidlą, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éydʰ-lom, from *h₂eydʰ- (“to burn”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɑi̯.lɑ̃/
Noun
*ailą n[1]
- (West Germanic) fire
- Synonyms: *ailidaz, *fōr, *uzjǭ
Inflection
| neuter a-stemDeclension of *ailą (neuter a-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *ailą | *ailō | |
| vocative | *ailą | *ailō | |
| accusative | *ailą | *ailō | |
| genitive | *ailas, *ailis | *ailǫ̂ | |
| dative | *ailai | *ailamaz | |
| instrumental | *ailō | *ailamiz | |
Derived terms
- *ailidaz
- *ailijaną
Related terms
- *aidaz
Descendants
- Proto-West Germanic: *ail
- Old English: āl
References
- Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*ailida-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 11