< Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic
Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hwass
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *hwassaz.
Adjective
*hwass
- sharp
Inflection
| a-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Masculine | ||
| Nominative | *hwass | ||
| Genitive | *hwassas | ||
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *hwass | *hwassu | *hwass |
| Accusative | *hwassanā | *hwassā | *hwass |
| Genitive | *hwassas | *hwasseʀā | *hwassas |
| Dative | *hwassumē | *hwasseʀē | *hwassumē |
| Instrumental | *hwassu | *hwasseʀu | *hwassu |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *hwassē | *hwassō | *hwassu |
| Accusative | *hwassā | *hwassā | *hwassu |
| Genitive | *hwasseʀō | *hwasseʀō | *hwasseʀō |
| Dative | *hwassēm, *hwassum | *hwassēm, *hwassum | *hwassēm, *hwassum |
| Instrumental | *hwassēm, *hwassum | *hwassēm, *hwassum | *hwassēm, *hwassum |
Descendants
- Old English: hwæs
- Old Saxon: hwass
- Old High German: was