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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/falaz
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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
Unknown. Cognate with Ancient Greek πωλέω (pōléō, “I sell”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɸɑ.lɑz/
Adjective
*falaz[1]
- saleable
Inflection
Declension of *falaz (a-stem)
| strong declension | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| nominative | *falaz | *falai | *falō | *falôz | *falą, *-atō | *falō |
| accusative | *falanǭ | *falanz | *falǭ | *falōz | *falą, *-atō | *falō |
| genitive | *falas, *falis | *falaizǫ̂ | *falaizōz | *falaizǫ̂ | *falas, *falis | *falaizǫ̂ |
| dative | *falammai | *falaimaz | *falaizōi | *falaimaz | *falammai | *falaimaz |
| instrumental | *falanō | *falaimiz | *falaizō | *falaimiz | *falanō | *falaimiz |
| weak declension | ||||||
| masculine | feminine | neuter | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| nominative | *falô | *falaniz | *falǭ | *falōniz | *falô | *falōnō |
| accusative | *falanų | *falanunz | *falōnų | *falōnunz | *falô | *falōnō |
| genitive | *faliniz | *falanǫ̂ | *falōniz | *falōnǫ̂ | *faliniz | *falanǫ̂ |
| dative | *falini | *falammaz | *falōni | *falōmaz | *falini | *falammaz |
| instrumental | *falinē | *falammiz | *falōnē | *falōmiz | *falinē | *falammiz |
Descendants
- Old High German: fali (possibly from *faliz)
- Old Norse: falr
- Icelandic: falur
- Faroese: falur
- Swedish: fal
- Danish: fal
References
- Orel, Vladimir (2003), “*falaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 90