Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/bēgaz

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 *bēganą (to fight, argue, quarrel).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɛː.ɣɑz/

Adjective

*bēgaz

  1. difficult, bad

Inflection

Declension of *bēgaz (a-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *bēgaz *bēgō *bēgą, -atō *bēgai *bēgôz *bēgō
accusative *bēganǭ *bēgǭ *bēgą, -atō *bēganz *bēgōz *bēgō
genitive *bēgas, -is *bēgaizōz *bēgas, -is *bēgaizǫ̂ *bēgaizǫ̂ *bēgaizǫ̂
dative *bēgammai *bēgaizōi *bēgammai *bēgaimaz *bēgaimaz *bēgaimaz
instrumental *bēganō *bēgaizō *bēganō *bēgaimiz *bēgaimiz *bēgaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *bēgô *bēgǭ *bēgô *bēganiz *bēgōniz *bēgōnō
accusative *bēganų *bēgōnų *bēgô *bēganunz *bēgōnunz *bēgōnō
genitive *bēginiz *bēgōniz *bēginiz *bēganǫ̂ *bēgōnǫ̂ *bēganǫ̂
dative *bēgini *bēgōni *bēgini *bēgammaz *bēgōmaz *bēgammaz
instrumental *bēginē *bēgōnē *bēginē *bēgammiz *bēgōmiz *bēgammiz

Descendants

  • Old Norse: bágr
  • ? Proto-Finnic: *paha