Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/feþurskautijaz

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 *feþur- (“four”) +‎ *skautijaz (“cornered”); an adjective derived from *skautaz (“corner, wedge”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌɸe.θur.ˈskɑu̯.ti.jɑz/

Adjective

*feþurskautijaz[1]

  1. square, rectangular

Inflection

Declension of *feþurskautijaz (ja-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *feþurskautijaz *feþurskautijō *feþurskautiją, *-at(ō) *feþurskautijai *feþurskautijôz *feþurskautijō
accusative *feþurskautijanǭ *feþurskautijǭ *feþurskautiją, *-at(ō) *feþurskautijanz *feþurskautijōz *feþurskautijō
genitive *feþurskautijas, *feþurskautīs *feþurskautijaizōz *feþurskautijas, *feþurskautīs *feþurskautijaizǫ̂ *feþurskautijaizǫ̂ *feþurskautijaizǫ̂
dative *feþurskautijammai *feþurskautijaizōi *feþurskautijammai *feþurskautijaimaz *feþurskautijaimaz *feþurskautijaimaz
instrumental *feþurskautijanō *feþurskautijaizō *feþurskautijanō *feþurskautijaimiz *feþurskautijaimiz *feþurskautijaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *feþurskautijô *feþurskautijǭ *feþurskautijô *feþurskautijaniz *feþurskautijōniz *feþurskautijōnō
accusative *feþurskautijanų *feþurskautijōnų *feþurskautijô *feþurskautijanunz *feþurskautijōnunz *feþurskautijōnō
genitive *feþurskautīniz *feþurskautijōniz *feþurskautīniz *feþurskautijanǫ̂ *feþurskautijōnǫ̂ *feþurskautijanǫ̂
dative *feþurskautīni *feþurskautijōni *feþurskautīni *feþurskautijammaz *feþurskautijōmaz *feþurskautijammaz
instrumental *feþurskautīnē *feþurskautijōnē *feþurskautīnē *feþurskautijammiz *feþurskautijōmiz *feþurskautijammiz

Descendants

  • Old English: fiþersċȳte, fēowersċȳte
  • Old High German: fiorscōzi
  • Old Norse: ferskeyttr, *fjaðrskeyttr
    • Icelandic: ferskeyttur
    • Swedish: fiæþerskø̄tter

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*fedur-skautjaz~fedwōr-skautjaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 96
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