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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/dalą

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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

From Proto-Indo-European *dʰol-, *dʰel- (an arch, vaulting, curve, curvature, cavity).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdɑ.lɑ/

Noun

*dalą n
*dalaz m

  1. valley, dale

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *dalą (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *dalą *dalō
vocative *dalą *dalō
accusative *dalą *dalō
genitive *dalas, *dalis *dalǫ̂
dative *dalai *dalamaz
instrumental *dalō *dalamiz
masculine a-stemDeclension of *dalaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *dalaz *dalōz, *dalōs
vocative *dal *dalōz, *dalōs
accusative *dalą *dalanz
genitive *dalas, *dalis *dalǫ̂
dative *dalai *dalamaz
instrumental *dalō *dalamiz

Usage notes

The West Germanic descendants are generally neuter (though Old High German tal is attested in both neuter and masculine), while the North Germanic descendants are masculine; the gender of the Gothic term cannot be determined. It is therefore unknown whether neuter *dalą or masculine *dalaz is the original form.

Derived terms

Descendants

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