Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/digraz

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 Pre-Germanic Proto-Indo-European *dʰiǵʰrós ((well-)formed), equivalent to *diganą +‎ *-raz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdiɣ.rɑz/

Adjective

*digraz

  1. big, great, thick

Inflection

Declension of *digraz (a-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *digraz *digrō *digrą, -atō *digrai *digrôz *digrō
accusative *digranǭ *digrǭ *digrą, -atō *digranz *digrōz *digrō
genitive *digras, -is *digraizōz *digras, -is *digraizǫ̂ *digraizǫ̂ *digraizǫ̂
dative *digrammai *digraizōi *digrammai *digraimaz *digraimaz *digraimaz
instrumental *digranō *digraizō *digranō *digraimiz *digraimiz *digraimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *digrô *digrǭ *digrô *digraniz *digrōniz *digrōnō
accusative *digranų *digrōnų *digrô *digranunz *digrōnunz *digrōnō
genitive *digriniz *digrōniz *digriniz *digranǫ̂ *digrōnǫ̂ *digranǫ̂
dative *digrini *digrōni *digrini *digrammaz *digrōmaz *digrammaz
instrumental *digrinē *digrōnē *digrinē *digrammiz *digrōmiz *digrammiz

Derived terms

  • *digrį̄

Descendants

  • Old Norse: digr
  • Gothic: *𐌳𐌹𐌲𐍂𐍃 (*digrs), > 𐌳𐌹𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌹 (digrei)

References

  • Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*digra-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 95