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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/sīlą

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

Alternative forms

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsiː.lɑ̃/

Noun

*sīlą n

  1. a kind of fish
  2. a launce, sand eel
  3. a herring
  4. fishlings, fry

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *sīlą (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *sīlą *sīlō
vocative *sīlą *sīlō
accusative *sīlą *sīlō
genitive *sīlas, *sīlis *sīlǫ̂
dative *sīlai *sīlamaz
instrumental *sīlō *sīlamiz

Descendants

References

  1. de Vries, Jan (1977) Altnordisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Old Norse Etymological Dictionary] (in German), 2nd revised edition, Leiden: Brill, page 475
  2. Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “сельдь”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
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