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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/skairiz
Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *sḱēy- (“to shimmer; shadow”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈskɑi̯.riz/
Adjective
*skairiz
- pure; sheer
- shining; clear
Inflection
Declension of *skairiz (i-stem)
strong declension | ||||||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural | |
nominative | *skairiz | *skairijai | *skairī | *skairijôz | *skairi | *skairijō |
accusative | *skairijanǭ | *skairijanz | *skairijǭ | *skairijōz | *skairi | *skairijō |
genitive | *skairijas, *skairīs | *skairijaizǫ̂ | *skairijaizōz | *skairijaizǫ̂ | *skairijas, *skairīs | *skairijaizǫ̂ |
dative | *skairijammai | *skairijaimaz | *skairijaizōi | *skairijaimaz | *skairijammai | *skairijaimaz |
instrumental | *skairijanō | *skairijaimiz | *skairijaizō | *skairijaimiz | *skairijanō | *skairijaimiz |
weak declension | ||||||
masculine | feminine | neuter | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural | |
nominative | *skairijô | *skairijaniz | *skairijǭ | *skairijōniz | *skairijô | *skairijōnō |
accusative | *skairijanų | *skairijanunz | *skairijōnų | *skairijōnunz | *skairijô | *skairijōnō |
genitive | *skairīniz | *skairijanǫ̂ | *skairijōniz | *skairijōnǫ̂ | *skairīniz | *skairijanǫ̂ |
dative | *skairīni | *skairijammaz | *skairijōni | *skairijōmaz | *skairīni | *skairijammaz |
instrumental | *skairīnē | *skairijammiz | *skairijōnē | *skairijōmiz | *skairīnē | *skairijammiz |
Related terms
- *skairijaną
- *skairǭ
- *skīriz
- *skīrijaną
Descendants
- Old English: *sċǣre
- Middle English: schere, scheere, shere
- Scots: scheer
- English: sheer
- Middle English: schere, scheere, shere
- Old Norse: skærr
- Icelandic: skær
- Norwegian: skjær
- Old Swedish: skǣr, skiǣr
- Swedish: skär
- Danish: skær
- Westrobothnian: stjer
- Middle English: skere