Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/-ilǭ

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 *-ilaz (agent and instrumental suffix) +‎ *-ǭ (agent suffix) and from a version incorporating the PIE diminutive suffix Proto-Indo-European *-lós in the weak declension.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈi.lɔ̃ː/

Noun

*-ilǭ f

  1. Forms feminine agent nouns, especially of plants and animals.
  2. Forms feminine diminutive nouns.

Inflection

Declension of *-ilǭ (ōn-stem)
singular plural
nominative *-ilǭ *-ilōniz
vocative *-ilǭ *-ilōniz
accusative *-ilōnų *-ilōnunz
genitive *-ilōniz *-ilōnǫ̂
dative *-ilōni *-ilōmaz
instrumental *-ilōnē *-ilōmiz

Derived terms

Proto-Germanic terms suffixed with *-ilǭ
Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kudilǭ
Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/mawilǭ
Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/uwwalǭ

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *-ilā
  • Old Norse: -yla
  • Gothic: -𐌹𐌻𐍉 (-ilō)
  • Vandalic: *-ilū
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