< Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic
Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/baitraz
 | This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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 pre-Germanic *bʰoydrós. The o-grade is unexpected, as ro-stems usually take the zero-grade, as is clearly the case in regular *bitraz. This could theoretically point to a lost o-grade strong verb, in which case this adjective would be equivalent to *baitaną + *-raz. Compare the similarly formed *haidraz, *staigraz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɑi̯t.rɑz/
Adjective
*baitraz
- bitter, sharp
Inflection
Declension of *baitraz (a-stem)
| Strong declension | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *baitraz | *baitrai | *baitrō | *baitrôz | *baitrą, -atō | *baitrō |
| Accusative | *baitranǭ | *baitranz | *baitrǭ | *baitrōz | *baitrą, -atō | *baitrō |
| Genitive | *baitras, -is | *baitraizǫ̂ | *baitraizōz | *baitraizǫ̂ | *baitras, -is | *baitraizǫ̂ |
| Dative | *baitrammai | *baitraimaz | *baitraizōi | *baitraimaz | *baitrammai | *baitraimaz |
| Instrumental | *baitranō | *baitraimiz | *baitraizō | *baitraimiz | *baitranō | *baitraimiz |
| Weak declension | ||||||
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *baitrô | *baitraniz | *baitrǭ | *baitrōniz | *baitrô | *baitrōnō |
| Accusative | *baitranų | *baitranunz | *baitrōnų | *baitrōnunz | *baitrô | *baitrōnō |
| Genitive | *baitriniz | *baitranǫ̂ | *baitrōniz | *baitrōnǫ̂ | *baitriniz | *baitranǫ̂ |
| Dative | *baitrini | *baitrammaz | *baitrōni | *baitrōmaz | *baitrini | *baitrammaz |
| Instrumental | *baitrinē | *baitrammiz | *baitrōnē | *baitrōmiz | *baitrinē | *baitrammiz |
Descendants
- Old Norse: *beitr, slíðrbeitr
- Gothic: 𐌱𐌰𐌹𐍄𐍂𐍃 (baitrs)