Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/ōsô

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

Etymology

Weak form of *ōsaz (“mouth”).

Noun

*ōsô m

  1. (of a river) mouth

Inflection

Verner alternation was preserved in this noun, so that some forms had the stem *ōz-. But the distribution of the alternants is currently unknown.

Declension of *ōsô (masculine an-stem)
singular plural
nominative *ōsô *ōsaniz
vocative *ōsô *ōsaniz
accusative *ōsanų *ōsanunz
genitive *ōsiniz *ōsanǫ̂
dative *ōsini *ōsammaz
instrumental *ōsinē *ōsammiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *ōʀō
  • Old Norse: ósi
    • Faroese: ósi
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