Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/brukiz

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbru.kiz/

Etymology 1

A secondary formation to the more primary *brēkiz, probably under influence of the noun. Derived from *brekaną (to break).

Adjective

*brukiz

  1. breakable, fragile, frail
Inflection
Declension of *brukiz (i-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *brukiz *brukī *brukį, *-jatō *brukjai *brukjôz *brukjō
accusative *brukjanǭ *brukjǭ *brukį, *-jatō *brukjanz *brukjōz *brukjō
genitive *brukjas, *brukis *brukjaizōz *brukjas, *brukis *brukjaizǫ̂ *brukjaizǫ̂ *brukjaizǫ̂
dative *brukjammai *brukjaizōi *brukjammai *brukjaimaz *brukjaimaz *brukjaimaz
instrumental *brukjanō *brukjaizō *brukjanō *brukjaimiz *brukjaimiz *brukjaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *brukjô *brukjǭ *brukjô *brukjaniz *brukjōniz *brukjōnō
accusative *brukjanų *brukjōnų *brukjô *brukjanunz *brukjōnunz *brukjōnō
genitive *brukiniz *brukjōniz *brukiniz *brukjanǫ̂ *brukjōnǫ̂ *brukjanǫ̂
dative *brukini *brukjōni *brukini *brukjammaz *brukjōmaz *brukjammaz
instrumental *brukinē *brukjōnē *brukinē *brukjammiz *brukjōmiz *brukjammiz
Descendants
  • Old English: bryċe

Etymology 2

Derived from *brekaną (to break).[1]

Noun

*brukiz m

  1. breach, fissure, breaking
Inflection
Declension of *brukiz (i-stem)
singular plural
nominative *brukiz *brukīz
vocative *bruki *brukīz
accusative *brukį *brukinz
genitive *brukīz *brukjǫ̂
dative *brukī *brukimaz
instrumental *brukī *brukimiz
Descendants

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*bruki-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 79