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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hafraz

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

Alternative forms

  • *habraz

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *kápros (buck, male goat). Cognate with Latin caper (goat).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxɑ.ɸrɑz/

Noun

*hafraz m

  1. he-goat

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *hafraz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *hafraz *hafrōz, *hafrōs
vocative *hafr *hafrōz, *hafrōs
accusative *hafrą *hafranz
genitive *hafras, *hafris *hafrǫ̂
dative *hafrai *haframaz
instrumental *hafrō *haframiz

Descendants

  • Old English: hæfer
  • Old Saxon: *havar
    • Middle Low German: hāverbuk, hāverbok
  • Old High German: *habar
    • Middle High German: *haber
      • German: Habergeiß (dialectal)
  • Old Norse: hafr
  • Finnic: *kapris
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