Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/aldrą

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 *h₂el-dʰr-o-m or *h₂el-tr-ó-m, an instrumental formation from *h₂el- (“to grow, nourish”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑl.drɑ̃/

Noun

*aldrą n[1]

  1. life
  2. lifetime, age
    Synonym: *aldiz
    Synonym: *aldraz

Inflection

Declension of *aldrą (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *aldrą *aldrō
vocative *aldrą *aldrō
accusative *aldrą *aldrō
genitive *aldras, *aldris *aldrǫ̂
dative *aldrai *aldramaz
instrumental *aldrō *aldramiz

Descendants

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*aldra-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 21
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