Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/swēbaz

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 *swé.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈswɛː.βɑz/

Noun

*swēbaz m

someone of the Suebi (a Swabian, but this has a modern meaning)

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *swēbaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*swēbaz	swēbōz, swēbōs
vocative	*swēb	swēbōz, swēbōs
accusative	*swēbą	*swēbanz
genitive	swēbas, swēbis	*swēbǫ̂
dative	*swēbai	*swēbamaz
instrumental	*swēbō	*swēbamiz

Descendants

Old English: Swǣfas, Swǣfe
German: Schwabe, Schwaben
- → Dutch: Zwaab, Zwaben
Old Norse: *Sváf (attested as a genitive plural Sváfa)
→ Latin: Suēbus (plural Suēbī), Suēvus (plural Suēvī), Suēbia, Suābia
- → Ancient Greek: Σούηβος (Soúēbos)
- → German: Schwaben
- → English: Suebi, Suevi, Swabia

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