Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/snaiwaz

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 *snóygʷʰos (“snow”).[1]

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈsnɑi̯.wɑz/

    Noun

    *snaiwaz m

    1. snow

    Inflection

    Declension of *snaiwaz (masculine a-stem)
    singular plural
    nominative *snaiwaz *snaiwōz, *snaiwōs
    vocative *snaiw *snaiwōz, *snaiwōs
    accusative *snaiwą *snaiwanz
    genitive *snaiwas, *snaiwis *snaiwǫ̂
    dative *snaiwai *snaiwamaz
    instrumental *snaiwō *snaiwamiz

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    References

    1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*snaiwa-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 460
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