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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/ufumô
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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From Pre-Germanic *h₁úpm̥Ho-, equivalent to *ub + *-umô. Cognate with Sanskrit उपम (upamá, “uppermost”), Latin summus (“highest”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈu.ɸu.mɔːː/
Adjective
*ufumô
- uppermost, highest
Inflection
Declension of *ufumô (an/īn-stem)
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *ufumô | *ufumaniz | *ufumį̄ | *ufumīniz | *ufumô | *ufumōnō |
| Accusative | *ufumanų | *ufumanunz | *ufumīnų | *ufumīnunz | *ufumô | *ufumōnō |
| Genitive | *ufuminiz | *ufumanǫ̂ | *ufumīniz | *ufumīnǫ̂ | *ufuminiz | *ufumanǫ̂ |
| Dative | *ufumini | *ufumammaz | *ufumīni | *ufumīmaz | *ufumini | *ufumammaz |
| Instrumental | *ufuminē | *ufumammiz | *ufumīnē | *ufumīmiz | *ufuminē | *ufumammiz |
Derived terms
- *ufumistaz
Descendants
- (Old English: yfemest)
- Gothic: 𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌿𐌼𐌰 (auhuma) (dissimilation of -f- to -h- due to labial environment)
References
- Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN