< Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic
Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/klibr
 | This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence. |
Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From *klibēn (“to stick, to adhere”) + *-r.
Adjective
*klibr
- sticky, adhesive
Inflection
| a-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Masculine | ||
| Nominative | *klibr | ||
| Genitive | *klibras | ||
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *klibr | *klibru | *klibr |
| Accusative | *klibranā | *klibrā | *klibr |
| Genitive | *klibras | *klibreʀā | *klibras |
| Dative | *klibrumē | *klibreʀē | *klibrumē |
| Instrumental | *klibru | *klibreʀu | *klibru |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *klibrē | *klibrō | *klibru |
| Accusative | *klibrā | *klibrā | *klibru |
| Genitive | *klibreʀō | *klibreʀō | *klibreʀō |
| Dative | *klibrēm, *klibrum | *klibrēm, *klibrum | *klibrēm, *klibrum |
| Instrumental | *klibrēm, *klibrum | *klibrēm, *klibrum | *klibrēm, *klibrum |
Descendants
- Old English: clibbor (anomalous: probably influenced by a related word formed from *clibb- < Proto-Germanic *klibj-)
- Old High German: klebar
- Middle High German: klëber