Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/þrīz

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 earlier *þrijiz, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes (“three”).[1]

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /θriːz/

    Numeral

    Proto-Germanic cardinal numbers
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        Cardinal : *þrīz
        Ordinal : *þridjô
        Multiplier : *þrifalþaz
        Prefix : *þri-

    *þrīz

    1. three

    Inflection

    Irregular, but most similar to the declension of i-stem nouns.

    Declension of *þrīz
    plural
    masc/fem neuter
    nominative *þrīz *þrijō
    accusative *þrinz *þrijō
    genitive *þrijǫ̂ *þrijǫ̂
    dative *þrimaz *þrimaz
    instrumental *þrimiz *þrimiz

    Descendants

    References

    1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*þrī-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 546-7
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