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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hwalaz
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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
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈxʷɑ.lɑz/
Etymology 1
From Proto-Indo-European *(s)kʷálos (“large fish, sheatfish”). Compare Latin squalus, Old Prussian kalis, Ancient Greek ἀσπαλιεύς (aspalieús, “fisherman”), Avestan 𐬐𐬀𐬭𐬀 (kara, “kind of fish”).
Inflection
| masculine a-stemDeclension of *hwalaz (masculine a-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *hwalaz | *hwalōz, *hwalōs | |
| vocative | *hwal | *hwalōz, *hwalōs | |
| accusative | *hwalą | *hwalanz | |
| genitive | *hwalas, *hwalis | *hwalǫ̂ | |
| dative | *hwalai | *hwalamaz | |
| instrumental | *hwalō | *hwalamiz | |
Descendants
Etymology 2
From Proto-Indo-European *(s)kʷálos (“large fish, sheatfish”).
Inflection
| z-stemDeclension of *hwalaz (z-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *hwalaz | *hwalizō | |
| vocative | *hwalaz | *hwalizō | |
| accusative | *hwalaz | *hwalizō | |
| genitive | *hwaliziz | *hwalizǫ̂ | |
| dative | *hwalizi | *hwalizumaz | |
| instrumental | *hwalizē | *hwalizumiz | |
Descendants
- Proto-West Germanic: *hwaliʀ n or m
- Proto-West Germanic: *hwalʀā f
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