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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/lunaz
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Proto-Germanic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlu.nɑz/
Etymology 1
From Proto-Indo-European *luHnós, with a long vowel contraction in a pre-stressed position, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *lewh₃- (“to cut off, separate, free”).
Inflection
| masculine a-stemDeclension of *lunaz (masculine a-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *lunaz | *lunōz, *lunōs | |
| vocative | *lun | *lunōz, *lunōs | |
| accusative | *luną | *lunanz | |
| genitive | *lunas, *lunis | *lunǫ̂ | |
| dative | *lunai | *lunamaz | |
| instrumental | *lunō | *lunamiz | |
Etymology 2
From Proto-Indo-European *lnH-, zero-grade of *lénHos (“axletree, linchpin”).
Inflection
| z-stemDeclension of *lunaz (z-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *lunaz | *lunizō | |
| vocative | *lunaz | *lunizō | |
| accusative | *lunaz | *lunizō | |
| genitive | *luniziz | *lunizǫ̂ | |
| dative | *lunizi | *lunizumaz | |
| instrumental | *lunizē | *lunizumiz | |
Derived terms
- *lunisaz
- Proto-West Germanic: *lunis
- *lunisǭ
- Proto-West Germanic: *lunisā
- *luniz
- Proto-West Germanic: *luni
References
- Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*lunaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 251
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