Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/drupô

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

Alternative reconstructions

  • *druppô

Etymology

Nominal formation from either *dreupaną (“to drop, drip”)[1] or *druppōną (“to drop”),[2] both from the same root.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdru.pɔːː/

Noun

*drupô m[1]

  1. a drop (of liquid)

Inflection

Declension of *drupô (masculine an-stem)
singular plural
nominative *drupô *drupaniz
vocative *drupô *drupaniz
accusative *drupanų *drupanunz
genitive *drupiniz *drupanǫ̂
dative *drupini *drupammaz
instrumental *drupinē *drupammiz

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Vladimir Orel (2003) “*đrupōn”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 77
  2. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*drupp/bōn- 2”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 105: “*drup(p)an-”
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