Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/flataz

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

Likely cognates outside Germanic are found with *t also, e.g. Ancient Greek πλατύς (platús), Lithuanian platùs, Sanskrit पृथु (pṛthú). These do not straightforwardly match the Germanic *t due to Grimm's law. Kroonen[1] proposes a derivation with a geminate, i.e. pre-Germanic *plottos, presumably from *plotnos via Kluge's law. This would make it derive from the Proto-Indo-European root *pleth₂-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɸlɑ.tɑz/

Adjective

*flataz

  1. flat
    Synonym: *flakaz

Inflection

Declension of *flataz (a-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *flataz *flatō *flatą, -atō *flatai *flatôz *flatō
accusative *flatanǭ *flatǭ *flatą, -atō *flatanz *flatōz *flatō
genitive *flatas, -is *flataizōz *flatas, -is *flataizǫ̂ *flataizǫ̂ *flataizǫ̂
dative *flatammai *flataizōi *flatammai *flataimaz *flataimaz *flataimaz
instrumental *flatanō *flataizō *flatanō *flataimiz *flataimiz *flataimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *flatô *flatǭ *flatô *flataniz *flatōniz *flatōnō
accusative *flatanų *flatōnų *flatô *flatanunz *flatōnunz *flatōnō
genitive *flatiniz *flatōniz *flatiniz *flatanǫ̂ *flatōnǫ̂ *flatanǫ̂
dative *flatini *flatōni *flatini *flatammaz *flatōmaz *flatammaz
instrumental *flatinē *flatōnē *flatinē *flatammiz *flatōmiz *flatammiz

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *flat
    • Old Frisian: *flat
      • Saterland Frisian: flot
    • Old Saxon: flat
    • Old High German: flaz; (flazzi, flezzi)
      • (Middle High German: vletze)
    • →⇒ Old French: flat
  • Old Norse: flatr

References

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