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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/batistaz
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Proto-Germanic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɑ.tis.tɑz/
Adjective
*batistaz (adverb *batist)
- superlative degree of *gōdaz
- superlative degree of *bataz
Inflection
Declension of *batistaz (a-stem)
| Strong declension | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *batistaz | *batistai | *batistō | *batistôz | *batistą, -atō | *batistō |
| Accusative | *batistanǭ | *batistanz | *batistǭ | *batistōz | *batistą, -atō | *batistō |
| Genitive | *batistas, -is | *batistaizǫ̂ | *batistaizōz | *batistaizǫ̂ | *batistas, -is | *batistaizǫ̂ |
| Dative | *batistammai | *batistaimaz | *batistaizōi | *batistaimaz | *batistammai | *batistaimaz |
| Instrumental | *batistanō | *batistaimiz | *batistaizō | *batistaimiz | *batistanō | *batistaimiz |
| Weak declension | ||||||
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *batistô | *batistaniz | *batistǭ | *batistōniz | *batistô | *batistōnō |
| Accusative | *batistanų | *batistanunz | *batistōnų | *batistōnunz | *batistô | *batistōnō |
| Genitive | *batistiniz | *batistanǫ̂ | *batistōniz | *batistōnǫ̂ | *batistiniz | *batistanǫ̂ |
| Dative | *batistini | *batistammaz | *batistōni | *batistōmaz | *batistini | *batistammaz |
| Instrumental | *batistinē | *batistammiz | *batistōnē | *batistōmiz | *batistinē | *batistammiz |
Descendants
- Old English: betest, betst, best, betast, betost
- Middle English: beste, betst, bettst, bezst; best
- English: best
- Scots: best
- Middle English: beste, betst, bettst, bezst; best
- Old Frisian: betsta, besta
- West Frisian: best
- Old Saxon: betst, best
- Middle Low German: best
- Low German: best
- Middle Low German: best
- Old Dutch: *betst
- Middle Dutch: best
- Dutch: best
- Afrikaans: beste
- Berbice Creole Dutch: besti
- Negerhollands: bes, best
- →? Sranan Tongo: besi
- Limburgish: bès
- Dutch: best
- Middle Dutch: best
- Old High German: bezzisto
- Middle High German: bezzist
- Alemannic German: bescht
- Central Franconian: beste
- Cimbrian: peste, péste
- German: beste
- Luxembourgish: beschte
- Yiddish: בעסט (best)
- Middle High German: bezzist
- Old Norse: beztr, baztr
- Icelandic: bestur
- Faroese: bestur
- Norwegian: best
- Old Swedish: bæzter, bazter, bæster
- Swedish: bäst
- Danish: bedst
- Gothic: 𐌱𐌰𐍄𐌹𐍃𐍄𐍃 (batists)