Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/-gaz

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

Etymology

    From Proto-Indo-European *-kos, *-ḱos. Cognates include Latin -cus, Ancient Greek -κός (-kós), Sanskrit -शस (-śasa), -कस (-kasa) and Old Church Slavonic -ъкъ (-ŭkŭ).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ɣɑz/

    Adjective

    *-gaz

    1. -y; forms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a sense of 'being, having, or doing'.

    Inflection

    Declension of *-gaz (a-stem)
    Strong declension
    singular plural
    masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
    nominative *-gaz *-gō *-gą, -atō *-gai *-gôz *-gō
    accusative *-ganǭ *-gǭ *-gą, -atō *-ganz *-gōz *-gō
    genitive *-gas, -is *-gaizōz *-gas, -is *-gaizǫ̂ *-gaizǫ̂ *-gaizǫ̂
    dative *-gammai *-gaizōi *-gammai *-gaimaz *-gaimaz *-gaimaz
    instrumental *-ganō *-gaizō *-ganō *-gaimiz *-gaimiz *-gaimiz
    Weak declension
    singular plural
    masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
    nominative *-gô *-gǭ *-gô *-ganiz *-gōniz *-gōnō
    accusative *-ganų *-gōnų *-gô *-ganunz *-gōnunz *-gōnō
    genitive *-giniz *-gōniz *-giniz *-ganǫ̂ *-gōnǫ̂ *-ganǫ̂
    dative *-gini *-gōni *-gini *-gammaz *-gōmaz *-gammaz
    instrumental *-ginē *-gōnē *-ginē *-gammiz *-gōmiz *-gammiz

    Usage notes

    This suffix is attached to the full stem of the preceding word, creating the variants *-agaz (for a-stems), *-īgaz or *-igaz (for i-stems), *-ugaz (for u-stems) and so on.

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