Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/liþulausaz

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 *liþuz (“limb”) +‎ *-lausaz.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈli.θu.lɑu̯.sɑz/

Adjective

*liþulausaz[1]

  1. limbless, without limbs
  2. loose-jointed, loose-limbed, limp

Inflection

Declension of *liþulausaz (a-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *liþulausaz *liþulausō *liþulausą, *-at(ō) *liþulausai *liþulausôz *liþulausō
accusative *liþulausanǭ *liþulausǭ *liþulausą, *-at(ō) *liþulausanz *liþulausōz *liþulausō
genitive *liþulausas, *liþulausis *liþulausaizōz *liþulausas, *liþulausis *liþulausaizǫ̂ *liþulausaizǫ̂ *liþulausaizǫ̂
dative *liþulausammai *liþulausaizōi *liþulausammai *liþulausaimaz *liþulausaimaz *liþulausaimaz
instrumental *liþulausanō *liþulausaizō *liþulausanō *liþulausaimiz *liþulausaimiz *liþulausaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *liþulausô *liþulausǭ *liþulausô *liþulausaniz *liþulausōniz *liþulausōnō
accusative *liþulausanų *liþulausōnų *liþulausô *liþulausanunz *liþulausōnunz *liþulausōnō
genitive *liþulausiniz *liþulausōniz *liþulausiniz *liþulausanǫ̂ *liþulausōnǫ̂ *liþulausanǫ̂
dative *liþulausini *liþulausōni *liþulausini *liþulausammaz *liþulausōmaz *liþulausammaz
instrumental *liþulausinē *liþulausōnē *liþulausinē *liþulausammiz *liþulausōmiz *liþulausammiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *liþulaus
    • Old Dutch: *lithelōs
      • Middle Dutch: lēdelôos
        • Dutch: lidloos, ledenloos
    • Old High German: lidilōs, lidulōs, lidelōs
      • Middle High German: lidelōs, lidlōs
  • Old Norse: liðlauss, liðalauss

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Vladimir Orel (2003), “*liþu-lausaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 246
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