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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/alahwītaz
Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From *ala- + *hwītaz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌɑ.lɑ.ˈxʷiː.tɑz/
Adjective
*alahwītaz[1]
- very white
Inflection
Declension of *alahwītaz (a-stem)
strong declension | ||||||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural | |
nominative | *alahwītaz | *alahwītai | *alahwītō | *alahwītôz | *alahwītą, *-atō | *alahwītō |
accusative | *alahwītanǭ | *alahwītanz | *alahwītǭ | *alahwītōz | *alahwītą, *-atō | *alahwītō |
genitive | *alahwītas, *alahwītis | *alahwītaizǫ̂ | *alahwītaizōz | *alahwītaizǫ̂ | *alahwītas, *alahwītis | *alahwītaizǫ̂ |
dative | *alahwītammai | *alahwītaimaz | *alahwītaizōi | *alahwītaimaz | *alahwītammai | *alahwītaimaz |
instrumental | *alahwītanō | *alahwītaimiz | *alahwītaizō | *alahwītaimiz | *alahwītanō | *alahwītaimiz |
weak declension | ||||||
masculine | feminine | neuter | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural | |
nominative | *alahwītô | *alahwītaniz | *alahwītǭ | *alahwītōniz | *alahwītô | *alahwītōnō |
accusative | *alahwītanų | *alahwītanunz | *alahwītōnų | *alahwītōnunz | *alahwītô | *alahwītōnō |
genitive | *alahwītiniz | *alahwītanǫ̂ | *alahwītōniz | *alahwītōnǫ̂ | *alahwītiniz | *alahwītanǫ̂ |
dative | *alahwītini | *alahwītammaz | *alahwītōni | *alahwītōmaz | *alahwītini | *alahwītammaz |
instrumental | *alahwītinē | *alahwītammiz | *alahwītōnē | *alahwītōmiz | *alahwītinē | *alahwītammiz |
Descendants
- Old English: ealhwīt, eallhwīt
- Old Saxon: alahwīt
- Old Norse: alhvítr
References
- Orel, Vladimir (2003), “*ala-xwītaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 12