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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/abraz

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

Etymology

From Pre-Germanic *h₃(e)prós, equivalent to the lost strong verb *afaną +‎ *-raz.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɑβ.rɑz/

Adjective

*abraz[1]

  1. strong, severe, exceeding, immense, great, huge, terrible

Inflection
Declension of *abraz (a-stem)
Strong declension
Case Masculine Feminine Neuter
Singular Plural Singular Plural Singular Plural
Nominative *abraz *abrai *abrō *abrôz *abrą, -atō *abrō
Accusative *abranǭ *abranz *abrǭ *abrōz *abrą, -atō *abrō
Genitive *abras, -is *abraizǫ̂ *abraizōz *abraizǫ̂ *abras, -is *abraizǫ̂
Dative *abrammai *abraimaz *abraizōi *abraimaz *abrammai *abraimaz
Instrumental *abranō *abraimiz *abraizō *abraimiz *abranō *abraimiz
Weak declension
Case Masculine Feminine Neuter
Singular Plural Singular Plural Singular Plural
Nominative *abrô *abraniz *abrǭ *abrōniz *abrô *abrōnō
Accusative *abranų *abranunz *abrōnų *abrōnunz *abrô *abrōnō
Genitive *abriniz *abranǫ̂ *abrōniz *abrōnǫ̂ *abriniz *abranǫ̂
Dative *abrini *abrammaz *abrōni *abrōmaz *abrini *abrammaz
Instrumental *abrinē *abrammiz *abrōnē *abrōmiz *abrinē *abrammiz


Derived terms
  • *abrijaną

Descendants
  • Old Norse: afar (in compounds); æfr (possibly also from *aibraz)
  • Gothic: 𐌰𐌱𐍂𐍃 (abrs)

References
  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*abra-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1
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