Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hunslą

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 Proto-Indo-European *ḱwen- (“holy”) +‎ *-slą. Cognate with Lithuanian šventas (“holy”), Avestan 𐬯𐬞𐬆𐬧𐬙𐬀 (spəṇta, “holy”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxun.slɑ̃/

Noun

*hunslą n[1]

  1. offering, sacrifice

Inflection

Declension of *hunslą (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *hunslą *hunslō
vocative *hunslą *hunslō
accusative *hunslą *hunslō
genitive *hunslas, *hunslis *hunslǫ̂
dative *hunslai *hunslamaz
instrumental *hunslō *hunslamiz

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003), “*xuslan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 194
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