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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hlankaz
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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *kleng-, *klenk- (“to bend; wind; twist”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈxlɑŋ.kɑz/
Adjective
*hlankaz
- flexible; bendsome
- slim; slender; sleek
Inflection
Declension of *hlankaz (a-stem)
| Strong declension | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *hlankaz | *hlankai | *hlankō | *hlankôz | *hlanką, -atō | *hlankō |
| Accusative | *hlankanǭ | *hlankanz | *hlankǭ | *hlankōz | *hlanką, -atō | *hlankō |
| Genitive | *hlankas, -is | *hlankaizǫ̂ | *hlankaizōz | *hlankaizǫ̂ | *hlankas, -is | *hlankaizǫ̂ |
| Dative | *hlankammai | *hlankaimaz | *hlankaizōi | *hlankaimaz | *hlankammai | *hlankaimaz |
| Instrumental | *hlankanō | *hlankaimiz | *hlankaizō | *hlankaimiz | *hlankanō | *hlankaimiz |
| Weak declension | ||||||
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *hlankô | *hlankaniz | *hlankǭ | *hlankōniz | *hlankô | *hlankōnō |
| Accusative | *hlankanų | *hlankanunz | *hlankōnų | *hlankōnunz | *hlankô | *hlankōnō |
| Genitive | *hlankiniz | *hlankanǫ̂ | *hlankōniz | *hlankōnǫ̂ | *hlankiniz | *hlankanǫ̂ |
| Dative | *hlankini | *hlankammaz | *hlankōni | *hlankōmaz | *hlankini | *hlankammaz |
| Instrumental | *hlankinē | *hlankammiz | *hlankōnē | *hlankōmiz | *hlankinē | *hlankammiz |
Derived terms
- *hlankijaną
- *hlankį̄
- *hlankiz
- *hlankō
- *hlankô
Descendants
- Old English: hlanc
- Middle English: lank
- Scots: lank
- English: lank; lanky
- Middle English: lank