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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/gōdaz

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

Vṛddhi gerundive of otherwise unattested strong verb *gadaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰedʰ- (“to unite, be associated, suit”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɣɔː.ðɑz/

Adjective

*gōdaz (adverb *wela, comparative *batizô, superlative *batistaz)[1]

  1. good
    Synonym: *bataz
    Antonym: *ubilaz

Inflection
Declension of *gōdaz (a-stem)
Strong declension
Case Masculine Feminine Neuter
Singular Plural Singular Plural Singular Plural
Nominative *gōdaz *gōdai *gōdō *gōdôz *gōdą, -atō *gōdō
Accusative *gōdanǭ *gōdanz *gōdǭ *gōdōz *gōdą, -atō *gōdō
Genitive *gōdas, -is *gōdaizǫ̂ *gōdaizōz *gōdaizǫ̂ *gōdas, -is *gōdaizǫ̂
Dative *gōdammai *gōdaimaz *gōdaizōi *gōdaimaz *gōdammai *gōdaimaz
Instrumental *gōdanō *gōdaimiz *gōdaizō *gōdaimiz *gōdanō *gōdaimiz
Weak declension
Case Masculine Feminine Neuter
Singular Plural Singular Plural Singular Plural
Nominative *gōdô *gōdaniz *gōdǭ *gōdōniz *gōdô *gōdōnō
Accusative *gōdanų *gōdanunz *gōdōnų *gōdōnunz *gōdô *gōdōnō
Genitive *gōdiniz *gōdanǫ̂ *gōdōniz *gōdōnǫ̂ *gōdiniz *gōdanǫ̂
Dative *gōdini *gōdammaz *gōdōni *gōdōmaz *gōdini *gōdammaz
Instrumental *gōdinē *gōdammiz *gōdōnē *gōdōmiz *gōdinē *gōdammiz


Derived terms

Descendants

References
  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*gōda-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 184
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