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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/frumistaz
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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
Superlative of *frumô.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɸru.mis.tɑz/
Adjective
*frumistaz (adverb *frumist)
- foremost, first
Usage notes
Although this adjective is a superlative form, there is no corresponding comparative or positive degree.
Inflection
Declension of *frumistaz (a-stem)
| Strong declension | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *frumistaz | *frumistai | *frumistō | *frumistôz | *frumistą, -atō | *frumistō |
| Accusative | *frumistanǭ | *frumistanz | *frumistǭ | *frumistōz | *frumistą, -atō | *frumistō |
| Genitive | *frumistas, -is | *frumistaizǫ̂ | *frumistaizōz | *frumistaizǫ̂ | *frumistas, -is | *frumistaizǫ̂ |
| Dative | *frumistammai | *frumistaimaz | *frumistaizōi | *frumistaimaz | *frumistammai | *frumistaimaz |
| Instrumental | *frumistanō | *frumistaimiz | *frumistaizō | *frumistaimiz | *frumistanō | *frumistaimiz |
| Weak declension | ||||||
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *frumistô | *frumistaniz | *frumistǭ | *frumistōniz | *frumistô | *frumistōnō |
| Accusative | *frumistanų | *frumistanunz | *frumistōnų | *frumistōnunz | *frumistô | *frumistōnō |
| Genitive | *frumistiniz | *frumistanǫ̂ | *frumistōniz | *frumistōnǫ̂ | *frumistiniz | *frumistanǫ̂ |
| Dative | *frumistini | *frumistammaz | *frumistōni | *frumistōmaz | *frumistini | *frumistammaz |
| Instrumental | *frumistinē | *frumistammiz | *frumistōnē | *frumistōmiz | *frumistinē | *frumistammiz |
Synonyms
- *airistaz
- *frumô
- *furistaz
Derived terms
- Old English: fyrmest
- English: foremost
- Gothic: 𐍆𐍂𐌿𐌼𐌹𐍃𐍄𐍃 (frumists)