Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/fehufrekaz

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 *fehu (“money”) +‎ *frekaz (“greedy”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɸe.xu.ˌɸre.kɑz/

Adjective

*fehufrekaz[1]

  1. covetous, greedy for money

Inflection

Declension of *fehufrekaz (a-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *fehufrekaz *fehufrekō *fehufreką, *-at(ō) *fehufrekai *fehufrekôz *fehufrekō
accusative *fehufrekanǭ *fehufrekǭ *fehufreką, *-at(ō) *fehufrekanz *fehufrekōz *fehufrekō
genitive *fehufrekas, *fehufrikis *fehufrekaizōz *fehufrekas, *fehufrikis *fehufrekaizǫ̂ *fehufrekaizǫ̂ *fehufrekaizǫ̂
dative *fehufrekammai *fehufrekaizōi *fehufrekammai *fehufrekaimaz *fehufrekaimaz *fehufrekaimaz
instrumental *fehufrekanō *fehufrekaizō *fehufrekanō *fehufrekaimiz *fehufrekaimiz *fehufrekaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *fehufrekô *fehufrekǭ *fehufrekô *fehufrekaniz *fehufrekōniz *fehufrekōnō
accusative *fehufrekanų *fehufrekōnų *fehufrekô *fehufrekanunz *fehufrekōnunz *fehufrekōnō
genitive *fehufrikiniz *fehufrekōniz *fehufrikiniz *fehufrekanǫ̂ *fehufrekōnǫ̂ *fehufrekanǫ̂
dative *fehufrikini *fehufrekōni *fehufrikini *fehufrekammaz *fehufrekōmaz *fehufrekammaz
instrumental *fehufrikinē *fehufrekōnē *fehufrikinē *fehufrekammiz *fehufrekōmiz *fehufrekammiz

Descendants

  • Old Norse: féfrekr
  • Gothic: 𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌿𐍆𐍂𐌹𐌺𐍃 (faihufriks)

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*fexu-frekaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 97
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