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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/leuhtaz
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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *lewk-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈleu̯x.tɑz/
Adjective
*leuhtaz
- light, bright
Inflection
Declension of *leuhtaz (a-stem)
| Strong declension | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *leuhtaz | *leuhtai | *leuhtō | *leuhtôz | *leuhtą, -atō | *leuhtō |
| Accusative | *leuhtanǭ | *leuhtanz | *leuhtǭ | *leuhtōz | *leuhtą, -atō | *leuhtō |
| Genitive | *leuhtas, -is | *leuhtaizǫ̂ | *leuhtaizōz | *leuhtaizǫ̂ | *leuhtas, -is | *leuhtaizǫ̂ |
| Dative | *leuhtammai | *leuhtaimaz | *leuhtaizōi | *leuhtaimaz | *leuhtammai | *leuhtaimaz |
| Instrumental | *leuhtanō | *leuhtaimiz | *leuhtaizō | *leuhtaimiz | *leuhtanō | *leuhtaimiz |
| Weak declension | ||||||
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *leuhtô | *leuhtaniz | *leuhtǭ | *leuhtōniz | *leuhtô | *leuhtōnō |
| Accusative | *leuhtanų | *leuhtanunz | *leuhtōnų | *leuhtōnunz | *leuhtô | *leuhtōnō |
| Genitive | *leuhtiniz | *leuhtanǫ̂ | *leuhtōniz | *leuhtōnǫ̂ | *leuhtiniz | *leuhtanǫ̂ |
| Dative | *leuhtini | *leuhtammaz | *leuhtōni | *leuhtōmaz | *leuhtini | *leuhtammaz |
| Instrumental | *leuhtinē | *leuhtammiz | *leuhtōnē | *leuhtōmiz | *leuhtinē | *leuhtammiz |
Derived terms
- *luhatjaną
Related terms
- *leuhtą
Descendants
- Old English: lēoht
- Middle English: liȝt, lyghte
- Scots: licht
- English: light
- Middle English: liȝt, lyghte
- Old Frisian: liācht
- Saterland Frisian: ljoacht
- Old Frisian: ljocht
- Old Saxon: lioht
- Middle Low German: licht
- Low German:
- German Low German: licht
- Westphalian:
- Münsterländer: lecht, lech (Westmünsterländisch)
- East Westphalian: lecht (Ravensberger)
- Plautdietsch: leicht
- Low German:
- Middle Low German: licht
- Old Dutch: lieht
- Middle Dutch: licht
- Dutch: licht
- Afrikaans: lig
- Limburgish: lich, leech
- Dutch: licht
- Middle Dutch: licht
- Old High German: lioht
- Middle High German: liecht, licht
- German: licht
- Bavarian: liacht
- Middle High German: liecht, licht
- Old Norse: Ljótr
- Icelandic: Ljótur
- Faroese: -ljótur