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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/smaltą
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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
Adjectival ablaut formation from *smeltaną (“melt”).[1]
Noun
*smaltą n
- Alternative form of *smultą
Inflection
| neuter a-stemDeclension of *smaltą (neuter a-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *smaltą | *smaltō | |
| vocative | *smaltą | *smaltō | |
| accusative | *smaltą | *smaltō | |
| genitive | *smaltas, *smaltis | *smaltǫ̂ | |
| dative | *smaltai | *smaltamaz | |
| instrumental | *smaltō | *smaltamiz | |
Descendants
- Proto-West Germanic: *smalt (see there for further descendants)
References
- Kroonen, Guus (2013), “smalta- ~ smulta-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 456