Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/balþaz
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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
editEtymology
editAppears to be from pre-Germanic *bʰóltos (“inflated, strong”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (in either the "blow, swell, inflate" sense or the "shiny, white" sense, with the former being semantically more attractive) + *-tos, the suffix equivalent to Proto-Germanic *-þaz.[1]
Pronunciation
editAdjective
edit*balþaz
Inflection
editDeclension of *balþaz (a-stem)
| Strong declension | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *balþaz | *balþai | *balþō | *balþôz | *balþą, -atō | *balþō |
| Accusative | *balþanǭ | *balþanz | *balþǭ | *balþōz | *balþą, -atō | *balþō |
| Genitive | *balþas, -is | *balþaizǫ̂ | *balþaizōz | *balþaizǫ̂ | *balþas, -is | *balþaizǫ̂ |
| Dative | *balþammai | *balþaimaz | *balþaizōi | *balþaimaz | *balþammai | *balþaimaz |
| Instrumental | *balþanō | *balþaimiz | *balþaizō | *balþaimiz | *balþanō | *balþaimiz |
| Weak declension | ||||||
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *balþô | *balþaniz | *balþǭ | *balþōniz | *balþô | *balþōnō |
| Accusative | *balþanų | *balþanunz | *balþōnų | *balþōnunz | *balþô | *balþōnō |
| Genitive | *balþiniz | *balþanǫ̂ | *balþōniz | *balþōnǫ̂ | *balþiniz | *balþanǫ̂ |
| Dative | *balþini | *balþammaz | *balþōni | *balþōmaz | *balþini | *balþammaz |
| Instrumental | *balþinē | *balþammiz | *balþōnē | *balþōmiz | *balþinē | *balþammiz |
Derived terms
editDescendants
edit- Proto-West Germanic: *balþ
- Proto-Norse:
- Gothic: *𐌱𐌰𐌻𐌸𐍃 (*balþs)