Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/ōsaz

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

Alternative forms

  • *ōzaz

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₃éh₁os (“mouth”) (apparently reformed as a thematic noun *h₃eh₁ésos). Cognate with Latin ōs (“mouth”), Lithuanian úostas (“port, harbour, haven”), Russian уста́ (ustá, “mouth, lips”), Sanskrit आस् (ā́s, “mouth”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɔː.sɑz/

Noun

*ōsaz m

  1. (anatomy) mouth
    Synonym: *munþaz
  2. (of a river) mouth, inlet
    Synonym: *gamunþiją

Inflection

Verner alternation was preserved in this noun, so that some forms had the stem *ōz-. But the distribution of the alternants is currently unknown.

Declension of *ōsaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *ōsaz *ōsōz, *ōsōs
vocative *ōs *ōsōz, *ōsōs
accusative *ōsą *ōsanz
genitive *ōsas, *ōsis *ōsǫ̂
dative *ōsai *ōsamaz
instrumental *ōsō *ōsamiz
  • *ōzô

Descendants

  • Old English: ōr, ōra
    • Middle English: or (early, hapax)
  • Old Norse: óss
    • Icelandic: ós
    • Faroese: ósi (changed to weak declension)
    • Norwegian: os
    • Old Swedish: ōs
      • Swedish: os
    • Danish: os
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