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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.
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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From Pre-Germanic *bʰleh₁tréh₂(n) or *bʰleh₁dʰreh₂(n), instrumental formation to Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₁- (“to blow”).
Pronunciation
Noun
*blēdrǭ f
- bubble, blister, something inflated
- bladder (organ)
Inflection
Declension of *blēdrǭ (ōn-stem)
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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*blēdrǭ
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*blēdrōniz
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| vocative
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*blēdrǭ
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*blēdrōniz
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| accusative
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*blēdrōnų
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*blēdrōnunz
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| genitive
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*blēdrōniz
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*blēdrōnǫ̂
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| dative
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*blēdrōni
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*blēdrōmaz
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| instrumental
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*blēdrōnē
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*blēdrōmiz
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Descendants
- Proto-West Germanic: *blādrā
- Old English: blǣdre, blæddre
- Old Saxon: *blādra
- Middle Low German: blāder
- German Low German: Bladder
- Old Dutch: *blādara
- Old High German: blātara
- Middle High German: blātere
- Old Norse: blaðra, *blæðra