Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wammalausaz

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 *wammaz (“spot, blemish”) +‎ *-lausaz.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwɑm.mɑ.lɑu̯.sɑz/

Adjective

*wammalausaz[1]

  1. spotless, stainless
  2. blameless

Inflection

Declension of *wammalausaz (a-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *wammalausaz *wammalausō *wammalausą, *-at(ō) *wammalausai *wammalausôz *wammalausō
accusative *wammalausanǭ *wammalausǭ *wammalausą, *-at(ō) *wammalausanz *wammalausōz *wammalausō
genitive *wammalausas, *wammalausis *wammalausaizōz *wammalausas, *wammalausis *wammalausaizǫ̂ *wammalausaizǫ̂ *wammalausaizǫ̂
dative *wammalausammai *wammalausaizōi *wammalausammai *wammalausaimaz *wammalausaimaz *wammalausaimaz
instrumental *wammalausanō *wammalausaizō *wammalausanō *wammalausaimiz *wammalausaimiz *wammalausaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *wammalausô *wammalausǭ *wammalausô *wammalausaniz *wammalausōniz *wammalausōnō
accusative *wammalausanų *wammalausōnų *wammalausô *wammalausanunz *wammalausōnunz *wammalausōnō
genitive *wammalausiniz *wammalausōniz *wammalausiniz *wammalausanǫ̂ *wammalausōnǫ̂ *wammalausanǫ̂
dative *wammalausini *wammalausōni *wammalausini *wammalausammaz *wammalausōmaz *wammalausammaz
instrumental *wammalausinē *wammalausōnē *wammalausinē *wammalausammiz *wammalausōmiz *wammalausammiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *wammalaus
    • Old Saxon: wamlōs
  • Old Norse: vammalauss, vammlauss
    • Icelandic: vammlaus

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Vladimir Orel (2003), “*wamma-lausaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 445
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