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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/lūtilaz
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Proto-Germanic
Alternative forms
- *lutilaz, *luttilaz
Etymology
From *lūtaną + *-ilaz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈluː.ti.lɑz/
Adjective
*lūtilaz
- bent; tending to stoop; crouching
- little
Inflection
Declension of *lūtilaz (a-stem)
| Strong declension | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *lūtilaz | *lūtilai | *lūtilō | *lūtilôz | *lūtilą, -atō | *lūtilō |
| Accusative | *lūtilanǭ | *lūtilanz | *lūtilǭ | *lūtilōz | *lūtilą, -atō | *lūtilō |
| Genitive | *lūtilas, -is | *lūtilaizǫ̂ | *lūtilaizōz | *lūtilaizǫ̂ | *lūtilas, -is | *lūtilaizǫ̂ |
| Dative | *lūtilammai | *lūtilaimaz | *lūtilaizōi | *lūtilaimaz | *lūtilammai | *lūtilaimaz |
| Instrumental | *lūtilanō | *lūtilaimiz | *lūtilaizō | *lūtilaimiz | *lūtilanō | *lūtilaimiz |
| Weak declension | ||||||
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *lūtilô | *lūtilaniz | *lūtilǭ | *lūtilōniz | *lūtilô | *lūtilōnō |
| Accusative | *lūtilanų | *lūtilanunz | *lūtilōnų | *lūtilōnunz | *lūtilô | *lūtilōnō |
| Genitive | *lūtiliniz | *lūtilanǫ̂ | *lūtilōniz | *lūtilōnǫ̂ | *lūtiliniz | *lūtilanǫ̂ |
| Dative | *lūtilini | *lūtilammaz | *lūtilōni | *lūtilōmaz | *lūtilini | *lūtilammaz |
| Instrumental | *lūtilinē | *lūtilammiz | *lūtilōnē | *lūtilōmiz | *lūtilinē | *lūtilammiz |
Synonyms
- *lītilaz
Related terms
- *luttikaz
- *luttiz
Descendants
- Old English: lȳtel; lȳt, lyt
- Middle English: lütil, lytel, litel; lyte, lite; lüt, lyt, lit
- Scots: lytil; litil
- English: little; lite
- Middle English: lütil, lytel, litel; lyte, lite; lüt, lyt, lit
- Old Frisian: *lit, lītik, littik
- Saterland Frisian: littik
- West Frisian: lyts
- Old Saxon: luttil; lūt, lut, liut, luttic, luttik
- Middle Low German: lüttel; lüttik, lutich; lüttinc
- Low German: lütt, lüttje
- Middle Low German: lüttel; lüttik, lutich; lüttinc
- Frankish: *lutil
- Old Dutch: *luttil; *lut, luttik
- Middle Dutch: lettel, luttel; *lut; luttik
- Dutch: luttel; lutje
- West Flemish: lette(l); letje
- Middle Dutch: lettel, luttel; *lut; luttik
- Old Dutch: *luttil; *lut, luttik
- Old High German: luzil, luzzil, liuzil; *luz > luzzen, luzzīc, luzzīg; luzzi
- Middle High German: lüzzel, lützel; lützen
- German: lützel (dialectal)
- Luxembourgish: lëtze
- Middle High German: lüzzel, lützel; lützen