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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/blōþą

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

Uncertain; possibly from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃tóm, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃- (“to bloom”), morphing into the sense of bursting or swelling out.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈblɔː.θɑ̃/

Noun

*blōþą n

  1. blood
    Synonym: *dreuzaz

Inflection

Plural has the voiced Verner alternant.

neuter a-stemDeclension of *blōþą (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *blōþą *blōdō
vocative *blōþą *blōdō
accusative *blōþą *blōdō
genitive *blōþas, *blōþis *blōdǫ̂
dative *blōþai *blōdamaz
instrumental *blōþō *blōdamiz

Derived terms

Descendants
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