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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.
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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *uh₁r-, zero grade form of *weh₁r- (“water”).
Noun
*ūrą n
- liquid, especially water, urine, rain
- wetness
Inflection
Declension of *ūrą (neuter a-stem)
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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*ūrą
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*ūrō
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| vocative
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*ūrą
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*ūrō
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| accusative
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*ūrą
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*ūrō
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| genitive
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*ūras, *ūris
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*ūrǫ̂
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| dative
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*ūrai
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*ūramaz
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| instrumental
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*ūrō
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*ūramiz
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Derived terms
Descendants
- Old Norse: úr
- Faroese: úr n
- Icelandic: úr n
- ⇒ Icelandic: ýra f
- Norwegian:
- Norwegian Bokmål: ur m
- ⇒ Norwegian Bokmål: yr m, yra f
- Norwegian Nynorsk: ur m
- ⇒ Norwegian Nynorsk: yr m, yra f
- Old Danish: ur
- Old Swedish: ūr n
- Swedish: ur n
- ⇒ Swedish: yr n, yra f
- → Early Scots: *ur