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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/akrawerką
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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From *akraz (“field”) + *werką (“work”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɑk.rɑ.ˌwer.kɑ̃/
Noun
*akrawerką n[1]
- fieldwork
Inflection
| neuter a-stemDeclension of *akrawerką (neuter a-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *akrawerką | *akrawerkō | |
| vocative | *akrawerką | *akrawerkō | |
| accusative | *akrawerką | *akrawerkō | |
| genitive | *akrawerkas, *akrawirkis | *akrawerkǫ̂ | |
| dative | *akrawirkai | *akrawerkamaz | |
| instrumental | *akrawerkō | *akrawerkamiz | |
Descendants
- Old English: æcerwoerc
- Old Saxon: *akkarwerk
- Middle Low German: ackerwerk
- Old High German: *ackarwerk
- Middle High German: ackerwerc
- German: Ackerwerk
- Middle High German: ackerwerc
- Old Norse: akrverk
References
- Orel, Vladimir (2003), “*akra-werkan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 12