Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/austrōmēnōþs

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 *Austrǭ (Easter, springtime) +‎ *mēnōþs (month).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑu̯s.trɔː.ˌmɛː.nɔːθs/

Noun

*austrōmēnōþs m

  1. the fourth month of the Germanic calendar, corresponding to April.

Inflection

Declension of *austrōmēnōþs (consonant stem)
singular plural
nominative *austrōmēnōþs *austrōmēnōþiz
vocative *austrōmēnōþ *austrōmēnōþiz
accusative *austrōmēnōþų *austrōmēnōþunz
genitive *austrōmēnōþiz *austrōmēnōþǫ̂
dative *austrōmēnōþi *austrōmēnōþumaz
instrumental *austrōmēnōþē *austrōmēnōþumiz

Descendants

  • Old English: eastermōnaþ
  • Old Dutch: ōstermānōth
  • Old High German: ōstarmānōd