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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/albī

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

Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *albʰós (“white”). Scandinavian rivers (elfr etc.) are mostly "white water", while the Elbe was possibly revered on account of its sheer size (see *albiyu).


Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɑl.βiː/

Noun

*albī f[1]

  1. river
    Synonyms: *ahwō, *fleutą, *flōduz, *rīþaz, *straumaz

Inflection
ī/jō-stemDeclension of *albī (ī/jō-stem)
singular plural
nominative *albī *albijôz
vocative *albī *albijôz
accusative *albijǭ *albijōz
genitive *albijōz *albijǫ̂
dative *albijōi *albijōmaz
instrumental *albijō *albijōmiz

Alternative reconstructions

Descendants
  • Proto-West Germanic: *albī
  • Old Norse: elfr
  • → Latin: Albia, Albis
  • → Ancient Greek: Ἄλβις (Álbis)
  • → Proto-Slavic: *olba

References
  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*albī-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 20
  2. Orel, Vladimir (2003), “*albiz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 13
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