Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/balþaz

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

Appears to be from pre-Germanic *bʰóltos (“inflated, strong”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (in either the “blow, swell, inflate” sense or the “shiny, white” sense, with the former being semantically more attractive) +‎ *-tos, the suffix equivalent to Proto-Germanic *-þaz.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɑl.θɑz/

Adjective

*balþaz

  1. strong, bold

Inflection

Declension of *balþaz (a-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *balþaz *balþō *balþą, -atō *balþai *balþôz *balþō
accusative *balþanǭ *balþǭ *balþą, -atō *balþanz *balþōz *balþō
genitive *balþas, -is *balþaizōz *balþas, -is *balþaizǫ̂ *balþaizǫ̂ *balþaizǫ̂
dative *balþammai *balþaizōi *balþammai *balþaimaz *balþaimaz *balþaimaz
instrumental *balþanō *balþaizō *balþanō *balþaimiz *balþaimiz *balþaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *balþô *balþǭ *balþô *balþaniz *balþōniz *balþōnō
accusative *balþanų *balþōnų *balþô *balþanunz *balþōnunz *balþōnō
genitive *balþiniz *balþōniz *balþiniz *balþanǫ̂ *balþōnǫ̂ *balþanǫ̂
dative *balþini *balþōni *balþini *balþammaz *balþōmaz *balþammaz
instrumental *balþinē *balþōnē *balþinē *balþammiz *balþōmiz *balþammiz

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*ƀalþaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 34
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