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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/-ōzô

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms 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-Germanic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɔː.zɔːː/

Adjective

*-ōzô (adverb *-ōz, superlative *-ōstaz)

  1. -er. Forms the comparative of certain adjectives.

Inflection


Usage notes

This suffix was only used for regular a-stem adjectives, which sometimes used this suffix, but sometimes the related suffix *-izô without any predictable rule. This suffix was never used for i-, u- and ja-stem adjectives.

Derived terms

Proto-Germanic comparative adjectives
Proto-Germanic terms suffixed with *-ōzô

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic:
    • Old English: -ora
      • Middle English:
    • Old Frisian: -ora
      • West Frisian: -er
    • Old Saxon: -oro
    • Old Dutch: *-oro
    • Old High German: -oro
  • Proto-Norse:
  • Gothic: -𐍉𐌶𐌰 (-ōza)
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