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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/-ōþuz

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
  • *-ōduz

Etymology

Presumably from *-ō- (weak class 2 thematic vowel) + *-þuz (deverbal suffix). But compare Latin -ātus in nouns such as senātus.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɔːθuz/

Noun

*-ōþuz m

  1. Forms nouns from weak class 2 verbs, possibly attached to other classes as well.

Inflection
u-stemDeclension of *-ōþuz (u-stem)
singular plural
nominative *-ōþuz *-ōþiwiz
vocative *-ōþu *-ōþiwiz
accusative *-ōþų *-ōþunz
genitive *-ōþauz *-ōþiwǫ̂
dative *-ōþiwi *-ōþumaz
instrumental *-ōþū *-ōþumiz

Derived terms
Proto-Germanic terms suffixed with *-ōþuz

Descendants
  • Old English: -aþ, -oþ
  • Old Norse: -aðr, -naðr, -uðr?
  • Gothic: -𐍉𐌸𐌿𐍃 (-ōþus), -𐍉𐌳𐌿𐍃 (-ōdus) (but note the etymology at -𐌸𐌿𐍃 (-þus))
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