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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/leuhsą
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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *lewk-so-m, ultimately from the root *lewk-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈleu̯x.sɑ̃/
Noun
*leuhsą n
- light
Inflection
| neuter a-stemDeclension of *leuhsą (neuter a-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *leuhsą | *leuhsō | |
| vocative | *leuhsą | *leuhsō | |
| accusative | *leuhsą | *leuhsō | |
| genitive | *leuhsas, *liuhsis | *leuhsǫ̂ | |
| dative | *liuhsai | *leuhsamaz | |
| instrumental | *leuhsō | *leuhsamiz | |
Related terms
- *leuhtą
Descendants
- Old Norse: ljós
- Icelandic: ljós
- Faroese: ljós
- Norwegian:
- Norwegian Nynorsk: ljos
- Old Swedish: liūs
- Swedish: ljus
- Old Danish: liūs
- Danish: lys
- → Norwegian Bokmål: lys
- Danish: lys
- Westrobothnian: ljús
- Jamtish: ljǿs
- Elfdalian: liuos
- Gutnish: ljaus
- Scanian: lýs