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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/breustabergō
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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From *breustą (“breast”) + *bergō (“help”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbreu̯s.tɑˌber.ɣɔː/
Noun
*breustabergō f[1]
- breast plate
Inflection
| ō-stemDeclension of *breustabergō (ō-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *breustabergō | *breustabergôz | |
| vocative | *breustabergō | *breustabergôz | |
| accusative | *breustabergǭ | *breustabergōz | |
| genitive | *breustabergōz | *breustabergǫ̂ | |
| dative | *breustabergōi | *breustabergōmaz | |
| instrumental | *breustabergō | *breustabergōmiz | |
Descendants
- Old English: brēostbeorg
- Old Norse: brjóstbjǫrg
References
- Orel, Vladimir (2003), “*breusta-bergō”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 56