Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/fadurgardaz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms 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 *fadēr +‎ *gardaz. Compare a similar formation found in Sanskrit पितृगृह (pitṛgṛha, “house of the fathers, place of the dead”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɸɑ.ður.ˌɣɑr.ðɑz/

Noun

*fadurgardaz m

father's house, paternal home

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *fadurgardaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*fadurgardaz	fadurgardōz, fadurgardōs
vocative	*fadurgard	fadurgardōz, fadurgardōs
accusative	*fadurgardą	*fadurgardanz
genitive	fadurgardas, fadurgardis	*fadurgardǫ̂
dative	*fadurgardai	*fadurgardamaz
instrumental	*fadurgardō	*fadurgardamiz

Descendants

Old English: fæderġeard
Old Norse: fǫðurgarðr
- Icelandic: föðurgarður
- Norwegian Nynorsk: fadergard