< Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic
Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/ansuz
Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *h₂émsus, from *h₂ems- (“to engender, beget”). Compare Hittite 𒈗𒍑 (ḫa-aš-šu-uš /ḫaššuš/, “king”), Avestan 𐬀𐬵𐬎 (ahu, “lord”), 𐬀𐬢𐬵𐬎 (aŋhu, “lord; life, existence”), Sanskrit असु (ásu, “spirit, life-force, life”), असुर (ásura, “godlike, powerful”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɑn.suz/
Inflection
u-stemDeclension of *ansuz (u-stem) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | *ansuz | *ansiwiz | |
vocative | *ansu | *ansiwiz | |
accusative | *ansų | *ansunz | |
genitive | *ansauz | *ansiwǫ̂ | |
dative | *ansiwi | *ansumaz | |
instrumental | *ansū | *ansumiz |
Derived terms
- *Ansugīslaz
- *Ansulaibaz
- *Ansuwaldaz
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