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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/leþrą
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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
Related to Middle Irish lethar, Welsh lledr. Further origin uncertain. The Germanic term may be a borrowing from Proto-Celtic *ɸletro- or *ɸlitro-, from Proto-Indo-European *pl-etro-[1] or *pl̥-tro-,[2] from Proto-Indo-European *pel- (“to cover, wrap; skin, hide”). Other suggested origins include borrowing from a pre-Indo-European substrate.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈle.θrɑ̃/
Inflection
| neuter a-stemDeclension of *leþrą (neuter a-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *leþrą | *leþrō | |
| vocative | *leþrą | *leþrō | |
| accusative | *leþrą | *leþrō | |
| genitive | *leþras, *liþris | *leþrǫ̂ | |
| dative | *liþrai | *leþramaz | |
| instrumental | *leþrō | *leþramiz | |
Derived terms
- *liþrīnaz
Descendants
References
- Matasović, Ranko (2009), “*fletro-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 134
- Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*leþra-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 332
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