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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/blakaz
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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
Uncertain. Perhaps from Pre-Germanic *bʰlegos, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleg-. Compare Proto-Indo-European *bʰleyǵ- (“to shine, burn, scorch”).
Alternatively, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *mlagos, from Proto-Indo-European *melh₂-. Compare Ancient Greek μέλᾱς (mélās, “dark, black”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈblɑ.kɑz/
Adjective
*blakaz
- burnt
- black, swart
- Synonym: *swartaz
Inflection
Declension of *blakaz (a-stem)
| Strong declension | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *blakaz | *blakai | *blakō | *blakôz | *blaką, -atō | *blakō |
| Accusative | *blakanǭ | *blakanz | *blakǭ | *blakōz | *blaką, -atō | *blakō |
| Genitive | *blakas, -is | *blakaizǫ̂ | *blakaizōz | *blakaizǫ̂ | *blakas, -is | *blakaizǫ̂ |
| Dative | *blakammai | *blakaimaz | *blakaizōi | *blakaimaz | *blakammai | *blakaimaz |
| Instrumental | *blakanō | *blakaimiz | *blakaizō | *blakaimiz | *blakanō | *blakaimiz |
| Weak declension | ||||||
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *blakô | *blakaniz | *blakǭ | *blakōniz | *blakô | *blakōnō |
| Accusative | *blakanų | *blakanunz | *blakōnų | *blakōnunz | *blakô | *blakōnō |
| Genitive | *blakiniz | *blakanǫ̂ | *blakōniz | *blakōnǫ̂ | *blakiniz | *blakanǫ̂ |
| Dative | *blakini | *blakammaz | *blakōni | *blakōmaz | *blakini | *blakammaz |
| Instrumental | *blakinē | *blakammiz | *blakōnē | *blakōmiz | *blakinē | *blakammiz |
Related terms
- *blaką
- *blaikaz
- *blēwaz
Descendants
- Old English: blæc
- Middle English: blak, blake
- Scots: black
- English: black
- → Dutch: blak
- Yola: bhlock
- Middle English: blak, blake
- Old Saxon: *blak
- Middle Low German: blak, black (in combinations: blakglas; blakpulwer, blackpulwer; blakvarwe; etc., blakverwe)
- Old Dutch: blak
- Old High German: blah, plah
- German: Blachmal, Blachfrost, Blachfeld
See also
| Colors in Proto-Germanic · *farwôz (layout · text) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| *blaikaz, *blankaz, *hwītaz | *falwaz, *grēwaz, *haswaz | *blakaz, *swartaz | ||
| *raudaz | *brūnaz, *erpaz | *gelwaz | ||
| *grōniz | *grōniz | |||
| *blēwaz | *blēwaz, *hēwjaz | |||
| *blēwaz, *hēwjaz | *baswaz, *gudawabjīnaz | |||