Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hafraz

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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hafraz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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

Alternative forms

• *habraz

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *kápros (“buck, male goat”). Cognate with Latin caper (“goat”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxɑ.ɸrɑz/

Noun

*hafraz m

1. he-goat

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *hafraz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*hafraz	*hafrōz, *hafrōs
vocative	*hafr	*hafrōz, *hafrōs
accusative	*hafrą	*hafranz
genitive	*hafras, *hafris	*hafrǫ̂
dative	*hafrai	*haframaz
instrumental	*hafrō	*haframiz

Related terms

• *habrô

Descendants

• Old English: hæfer
• Old Saxon: *havar
  • Middle Low German: hāverbuk, hāverbok
• Old High German: *habar
  • Middle High German: *haber
    • German: Habergeiß (dialectal)
• Old Norse: hafr
  • Icelandic: hafur
  • Faroese: havur
• → Finnic: *kapris
  • Estonian: kaber
  • Finnish: kauris
  • Karelian: kabris