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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/frikį̄
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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From *frekaz + *-į̄.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɸri.kĩː/
Noun
*frikį̄ f[1]
- avarice, greed
Inflection
| īn-stemDeclension of *frikį̄ (īn-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *frikį̄ | *frikīniz | |
| vocative | *frikį̄ | *frikīniz | |
| accusative | *frikīnų | *frikīnunz | |
| genitive | *frikīniz | *frikīnǫ̂ | |
| dative | *frikīni | *frikīmaz | |
| instrumental | *frikīnē | *frikīmiz | |
Descendants
- ⇒ Old English: sċyldfrecu
- Old High German: frehhī, frechī
- Middle High German: vreche
- Alemannic German: Freche
- Bavarian: Freche
- Middle High German: vreche
- ⇒ Gothic: 𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌿𐍆𐍂𐌹𐌺𐌴𐌹 (faihufrikei)
References
- Orel, Vladimir (2003), “*frekīn”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 89