Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/ēþmaz

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 *h₁eh₁tmén (“breath”). Compare Sanskrit आत्मन् (ātmán, “soul, self, breath”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛːθ.mɑz/

Noun

*ēþmaz m

  1. breath, breathing
  2. spirit
  3. breeze

Inflection

Declension of *ēþmaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *ēþmaz *ēþmōz, *ēþmōs
vocative *ēþm *ēþmōz, *ēþmōs
accusative *ēþmą *ēþmanz
genitive *ēþmas, *ēþmis *ēþmǫ̂
dative *ēþmai *ēþmamaz
instrumental *ēþmō *ēþmamiz

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*ēþman- ~ *ēdman-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 119-20
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