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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/aiks
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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
Etymology
May be from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éyǵs (“oak”), if related to the first component *αἴξ (*aíx) of Ancient Greek αἰγίλωψ (aigílōps), from a root *h₂eyǵ- whence also Lithuanian áižuols, Latvian uôzuōls, Albanian enjë (< Proto-Albanian *aignjā) and possibly Latin aesculus (if earlier *aig-sculus). However all of the supposed Indo-European cognates are of unclear origin, and according to Kroonen this fact along with the root-noun inflection may be indicative of a non-Indo-European substrate origin; compare also Basque ezkur (“acorn”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɑi̯ks/
Inflection
| consonant stemDeclension of *aiks (consonant stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *aiks | *aikiz | |
| vocative | *aik | *aikiz | |
| accusative | *aikų | *aikunz | |
| genitive | *aikiz | *aikǫ̂ | |
| dative | *aiki | *aikumaz | |
| instrumental | *aikē | *aikumiz | |
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