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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/lunaz
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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *lewh₃- (“to cut off, separate, free”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlu.nɑz/
Noun
*lunaz m[1]
- ransom
Inflection
| masculine a-stemDeclension of *lunaz (masculine a-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *lunaz | *lunōz, *lunōs | |
| vocative | *lun | *lunōz, *lunōs | |
| accusative | *luną | *lunanz | |
| genitive | *lunas, *lunis | *lunǫ̂ | |
| dative | *lunai | *lunamaz | |
| instrumental | *lunō | *lunamiz | |
Descendants
- Gothic: 𐌻𐌿𐌽𐍃 (luns)
- → Finnic: *lunas
References
- Orel, Vladimir (2003), “*lunaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 251