Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/þrifalþaz

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 *þri- +‎ *-falþaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌθri.ˈɸɑl.θɑz/

Adjective

*þrifalþaz

  1. triple, threefold

Inflection

Declension of *þrifalþaz (a-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *þrifalþaz *þrifalþō *þrifalþą, *-at(ō) *þrifalþai *þrifalþôz *þrifalþō
accusative *þrifalþanǭ *þrifalþǭ *þrifalþą, *-at(ō) *þrifalþanz *þrifalþōz *þrifalþō
genitive *þrifalþas, *þrifalþis *þrifalþaizōz *þrifalþas, *þrifalþis *þrifalþaizǫ̂ *þrifalþaizǫ̂ *þrifalþaizǫ̂
dative *þrifalþammai *þrifalþaizōi *þrifalþammai *þrifalþaimaz *þrifalþaimaz *þrifalþaimaz
instrumental *þrifalþanō *þrifalþaizō *þrifalþanō *þrifalþaimiz *þrifalþaimiz *þrifalþaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *þrifalþô *þrifalþǭ *þrifalþô *þrifalþaniz *þrifalþōniz *þrifalþōnō
accusative *þrifalþanų *þrifalþōnų *þrifalþô *þrifalþanunz *þrifalþōnunz *þrifalþōnō
genitive *þrifalþiniz *þrifalþōniz *þrifalþiniz *þrifalþanǫ̂ *þrifalþōnǫ̂ *þrifalþanǫ̂
dative *þrifalþini *þrifalþōni *þrifalþini *þrifalþammaz *þrifalþōmaz *þrifalþammaz
instrumental *þrifalþinē *þrifalþōnē *þrifalþinē *þrifalþammiz *þrifalþōmiz *þrifalþammiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *þrifalþ
  • Old Norse: þrefaldr
    • Icelandic: þrefaldur
    • Old Swedish: þrefaldugher