Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/berhtalīkaz

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 *berhtaz (“bright”) +‎ *-līkaz.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈberx.tɑ.liː.kɑz/

Adjective

*berhtalīkaz^[1]

clear, bright

Inflection

Declension of *berhtalīkaz (a-stem)
Strong declension
	singular			plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*berhtalīkaz	*berhtalīkō	berhtalīką, -at(ō)	*berhtalīkai	*berhtalīkôz	*berhtalīkō
accusative	*berhtalīkanǭ	*berhtalīkǭ	berhtalīką, -at(ō)	*berhtalīkanz	*berhtalīkōz	*berhtalīkō
genitive	berhtalīkas, berhtalīkis	*berhtalīkaizōz	berhtalīkas, berhtalīkis	*berhtalīkaizǫ̂	*berhtalīkaizǫ̂	*berhtalīkaizǫ̂
dative	*berhtalīkammai	*berhtalīkaizōi	*berhtalīkammai	*berhtalīkaimaz	*berhtalīkaimaz	*berhtalīkaimaz
instrumental	*berhtalīkanō	*berhtalīkaizō	*berhtalīkanō	*berhtalīkaimiz	*berhtalīkaimiz	*berhtalīkaimiz

Weak declension
	singular			plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*berhtalīkô	*berhtalīkǭ	*berhtalīkô	*berhtalīkaniz	*berhtalīkōniz	*berhtalīkōnō
accusative	*berhtalīkanų	*berhtalīkōnų	*berhtalīkô	*berhtalīkanunz	*berhtalīkōnunz	*berhtalīkōnō
genitive	*berhtalīkiniz	*berhtalīkōniz	*berhtalīkiniz	*berhtalīkanǫ̂	*berhtalīkōnǫ̂	*berhtalīkanǫ̂
dative	*berhtalīkini	*berhtalīkōni	*berhtalīkini	*berhtalīkammaz	*berhtalīkōmaz	*berhtalīkammaz
instrumental	*berhtalīkinē	*berhtalīkōnē	*berhtalīkinē	*berhtalīkammiz	*berhtalīkōmiz	*berhtalīkammiz

Descendants

Old English: beorhtlīċ
Old Saxon: berhtlīk
Old Norse: bjartligr
- Icelandic: bjartlegur

References

^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*berxta-līkaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎^[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 42

[HGE-1] Vladimir Orel (2003) “*berxta-līkaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎^[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 42

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