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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/lasiwaz
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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *leh₁s- (“limp, weak”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlɑ.si.wɑz/
Adjective
*lasiwaz
- strengthless; weak
Inflection
Declension of *lasiwaz (a-stem)
| Strong declension | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *lasiwaz | *lasiwai | *lasiwō | *lasiwôz | *lasiwą, -atō | *lasiwō |
| Accusative | *lasiwanǭ | *lasiwanz | *lasiwǭ | *lasiwōz | *lasiwą, -atō | *lasiwō |
| Genitive | *lasiwas, -is | *lasiwaizǫ̂ | *lasiwaizōz | *lasiwaizǫ̂ | *lasiwas, -is | *lasiwaizǫ̂ |
| Dative | *lasiwammai | *lasiwaimaz | *lasiwaizōi | *lasiwaimaz | *lasiwammai | *lasiwaimaz |
| Instrumental | *lasiwanō | *lasiwaimiz | *lasiwaizō | *lasiwaimiz | *lasiwanō | *lasiwaimiz |
| Weak declension | ||||||
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *lasiwô | *lasiwaniz | *lasiwǭ | *lasiwōniz | *lasiwô | *lasiwōnō |
| Accusative | *lasiwanų | *lasiwanunz | *lasiwōnų | *lasiwōnunz | *lasiwô | *lasiwōnō |
| Genitive | *lasiwiniz | *lasiwanǫ̂ | *lasiwōniz | *lasiwōnǫ̂ | *lasiwiniz | *lasiwanǫ̂ |
| Dative | *lasiwini | *lasiwammaz | *lasiwōni | *lasiwōmaz | *lasiwini | *lasiwammaz |
| Instrumental | *lasiwinē | *lasiwammiz | *lasiwōnē | *lasiwōmiz | *lasiwinē | *lasiwammiz |
Derived terms
- *lasiwą
- *lasiwjaną
Related terms
- *laskwaz
- *lētaną
Descendants
- Old English: lesu, *liesu, lysu; lyswen, lyssen
- Old High German: *leso; *leswēn, *irleswēn
- Middle High German: erleswen
- Gothic: 𐌻𐌰𐍃𐌹𐍅𐍃 (lasiws)