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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wirsistaz
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Proto-Germanic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈwir.sis.tɑz/
Adjective
*wirsistaz
- superlative degree of *ubilaz
Inflection
Declension of *wirsistaz (a-stem)
| Strong declension | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *wirsistaz | *wirsistai | *wirsistō | *wirsistôz | *wirsistą, -atō | *wirsistō |
| Accusative | *wirsistanǭ | *wirsistanz | *wirsistǭ | *wirsistōz | *wirsistą, -atō | *wirsistō |
| Genitive | *wirsistas, -is | *wirsistaizǫ̂ | *wirsistaizōz | *wirsistaizǫ̂ | *wirsistas, -is | *wirsistaizǫ̂ |
| Dative | *wirsistammai | *wirsistaimaz | *wirsistaizōi | *wirsistaimaz | *wirsistammai | *wirsistaimaz |
| Instrumental | *wirsistanō | *wirsistaimiz | *wirsistaizō | *wirsistaimiz | *wirsistanō | *wirsistaimiz |
| Weak declension | ||||||
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *wirsistô | *wirsistaniz | *wirsistǭ | *wirsistōniz | *wirsistô | *wirsistōnō |
| Accusative | *wirsistanų | *wirsistanunz | *wirsistōnų | *wirsistōnunz | *wirsistô | *wirsistōnō |
| Genitive | *wirsistiniz | *wirsistanǫ̂ | *wirsistōniz | *wirsistōnǫ̂ | *wirsistiniz | *wirsistanǫ̂ |
| Dative | *wirsistini | *wirsistammaz | *wirsistōni | *wirsistōmaz | *wirsistini | *wirsistammaz |
| Instrumental | *wirsistinē | *wirsistammiz | *wirsistōnē | *wirsistōmiz | *wirsistinē | *wirsistammiz |
Derived terms
- Old English: wyrst
- English: worst
- Old Frisian: wirsta, wersta
- Old Saxon: wirsisto
- Old High German: wirsisto
- Old Norse: verstr
- Icelandic: verstur
- Faroese: verstur
- Norwegian: verst
- Swedish: värst
- Danish: værst
- Gothic: 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍃𐌹𐍃𐍄𐍃 (wairsists)