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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kurþrą
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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *h₂gr̥trom, from *h₂ger- (“to gather”) + *-þrą. Compare Ancient Greek ἀγείρω (ageírō, “to collect, gather”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkur.θrɑ̃/
Noun
*kurþrą n
- crowd, flock, herd
Inflection
| neuter a-stemDeclension of *kurþrą (neuter a-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *kurþrą | *kurþrō | |
| vocative | *kurþrą | *kurþrō | |
| accusative | *kurþrą | *kurþrō | |
| genitive | *kurþras, *kurþris | *kurþrǫ̂ | |
| dative | *kurþrai | *kurþramaz | |
| instrumental | *kurþrō | *kurþramiz | |
Descendants
- Old English: corþer
- Old High German: *kortar (< *kurdrą)
- Middle High German: korter, korder
References
- Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN