Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/þurstuz

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 *ters- (dry). Exact cognate to Proto-Celtic *tartus.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈθurs.tuz/

Noun

*þurstuz m

  1. dryness, thirst

Inflection

Declension of *þurstuz (u-stem)
singular plural
nominative *þurstuz *þurstiwiz
vocative *þurstu *þurstiwiz
accusative *þurstų *þurstunz
genitive *þurstauz *þurstiwǫ̂
dative *þurstiwi *þurstumaz
instrumental *þurstū *þurstumiz

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*þurstu-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 553