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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/slidr
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *slidraz, from Proto-Indo-European *slidʰ-ró-s (“slippery”), from *sleydʰ- (“to slip; to be slippery”) + *-rós. Equivalent to *slīdan (“to slide”) + *-r.
Adjective
*slidr
- clear
- bright
Inflection
| a-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Masculine | ||
| Nominative | *slidr | ||
| Genitive | *slidras | ||
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *slidr | *slidru | *slidr |
| Accusative | *slidranā | *slidrā | *slidr |
| Genitive | *slidras | *slidreʀā | *slidras |
| Dative | *slidrumē | *slidreʀē | *slidrumē |
| Instrumental | *slidru | *slidreʀu | *slidru |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *slidrē | *slidrō | *slidru |
| Accusative | *slidrā | *slidrā | *slidru |
| Genitive | *slidreʀō | *slidreʀō | *slidreʀō |
| Dative | *slidrēm, *slidrum | *slidrēm, *slidrum | *slidrēm, *slidrum |
| Instrumental | *slidrēm, *slidrum | *slidrēm, *slidrum | *slidrēm, *slidrum |
Derived terms
- *slidrōn
Descendants
- Old English: slidor, slider
- Middle English: slidder