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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/igilaz
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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰis (“hedgehog”). Cognate with Proto-Slavic *ežь, Ancient Greek ἐχῖνος (ekhînos), Old English igel.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈi.ɣi.lɑz/
Noun
*igilaz m
- hedgehog
Inflection
| masculine a-stemDeclension of *igilaz (masculine a-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *igilaz | *igilōz, *igilōs | |
| vocative | *igil | *igilōz, *igilōs | |
| accusative | *igilą | *igilanz | |
| genitive | *igilas, *igilis | *igilǫ̂ | |
| dative | *igilai | *igilamaz | |
| instrumental | *igilō | *igilamiz | |
Descendants
- Old English: iġil, iġl, īl
- Middle English: ile
- Old Frisian: igel
- West Frisian: ychel
- Old Saxon: igil
- Old Dutch: *igil
- Middle Dutch: ēgel
- Dutch: egel
- Middle Dutch: ēgel
- Old High German: igil
- Middle High German: igil
- German: Igel
- Vilamovian: ejggl
- Middle High German: igil
- Old Norse: ígull (sea urchin)
- Icelandic: ígull
- Faroese: igul-
- Norwegian: igle
- Old Swedish: *īghul, īghulkutter
- Swedish: igelkott
- Old Danish: *īghæl
- Danish: igle
- Elfdalian: igel
- Gutnish: igle
- Scanian: ýl, íğel