Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/bataz

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

Derived from Proto-Indo-European *bʰed- (“good”). Cognate with Sanskrit भद्र (bhadrá).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɑ.tɑz/

Adjective

*bataz (adverb *wela, comparative *batizô, superlative *batistaz)

  1. good

Inflection

Declension of *bataz (a-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *bataz *batō *batą, -atō *batai *batôz *batō
accusative *batanǭ *batǭ *batą, -atō *batanz *batōz *batō
genitive *batas, -is *bataizōz *batas, -is *bataizǫ̂ *bataizǫ̂ *bataizǫ̂
dative *batammai *bataizōi *batammai *bataimaz *bataimaz *bataimaz
instrumental *batanō *bataizō *batanō *bataimiz *bataimiz *bataimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *batô *batǭ *batô *bataniz *batōniz *batōnō
accusative *batanų *batōnų *batô *batanunz *batōnunz *batōnō
genitive *batiniz *batōniz *batiniz *batanǫ̂ *batōnǫ̂ *batanǫ̂
dative *batini *batōni *batini *batammaz *batōmaz *batammaz
instrumental *batinē *batōnē *batinē *batammiz *batōmiz *batammiz

Synonyms

Antonyms

Derived terms

Descendants

There are no descendants of the base adjective itself, and it is not certain whether it was still in use in Proto-Germanic. However, it remained in use as a base for word derivation, and its comparative and superlative forms have extant descendants (including English "better" and "best").

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*batiz”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 55
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