Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/ausô

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 *h₂ṓws (“ear”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑu̯.sɔːː/

Noun

*ausô n[1]

  1. ear

Inflection

Verner alternation was preserved in this noun, but the distribution of the alternants is currently unknown.

Declension of *ausô (neuter an-stem)
singular plural
nominative *ausô *ausōnō
vocative *ausô *ausōnō
accusative *ausô *ausōnō
genitive *ausiniz *ausanǫ̂
dative *ausini *ausammaz
instrumental *ausinē *ausammiz

Descendants

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*auzōn-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 44
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