Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/linhtaz
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Proto-Germanic
editEtymology
editFrom Pre-Germanic *h₁lengʷʰ-tos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁lengʷʰ- (“lightweight; swift”). By synchronic analysis, a to-stem adjectival derivative of *lingwaną (“to make progress, succeed”).[1]
Pronunciation
editAdjective
edit*linhtaz
Inflection
editDeclension of *linhtaz (a-stem)
| Strong declension | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *linhtaz | *linhtai | *linhtō | *linhtôz | *linhtą, -atō | *linhtō |
| Accusative | *linhtanǭ | *linhtanz | *linhtǭ | *linhtōz | *linhtą, -atō | *linhtō |
| Genitive | *linhtas, -is | *linhtaizǫ̂ | *linhtaizōz | *linhtaizǫ̂ | *linhtas, -is | *linhtaizǫ̂ |
| Dative | *linhtammai | *linhtaimaz | *linhtaizōi | *linhtaimaz | *linhtammai | *linhtaimaz |
| Instrumental | *linhtanō | *linhtaimiz | *linhtaizō | *linhtaimiz | *linhtanō | *linhtaimiz |
| Weak declension | ||||||
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *linhtô | *linhtaniz | *linhtǭ | *linhtōniz | *linhtô | *linhtōnō |
| Accusative | *linhtanų | *linhtanunz | *linhtōnų | *linhtōnunz | *linhtô | *linhtōnō |
| Genitive | *linhtiniz | *linhtanǫ̂ | *linhtōniz | *linhtōnǫ̂ | *linhtiniz | *linhtanǫ̂ |
| Dative | *linhtini | *linhtammaz | *linhtōni | *linhtōmaz | *linhtini | *linhtammaz |
| Instrumental | *linhtinē | *linhtammiz | *linhtōnē | *linhtōmiz | *linhtinē | *linhtammiz |
Related terms
editDescendants
edit- Proto-West Germanic: *lį̄ht
- Old Norse: léttr
- Gothic: 𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌷𐍄𐍃 (leihts)