Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/gladaz

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 Proto-Indo-European *gʰladʰ-, from *gʰleh₂dʰ- (“to shine”).[1] Cognate to Lithuanian žlėjà (“dusk”), Latin glaber (“smooth, hairless”), and Old Church Slavonic гладъкъ (gladŭkŭ, “smooth, even, sweet”).[2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɣlɑ.ðɑz/

Adjective

*gladaz

  1. shining, shiny, radiant
  2. bright, cheery, cheerful
  3. glossy, sleek, smooth

Inflection

Declension of *gladaz (a-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *gladaz *gladō *gladą, -atō *gladai *gladôz *gladō
accusative *gladanǭ *gladǭ *gladą, -atō *gladanz *gladōz *gladō
genitive *gladas, -is *gladaizōz *gladas, -is *gladaizǫ̂ *gladaizǫ̂ *gladaizǫ̂
dative *gladammai *gladaizōi *gladammai *gladaimaz *gladaimaz *gladaimaz
instrumental *gladanō *gladaizō *gladanō *gladaimiz *gladaimiz *gladaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *gladô *gladǭ *gladô *gladaniz *gladōniz *gladōnō
accusative *gladanų *gladōnų *gladô *gladanunz *gladōnunz *gladōnō
genitive *gladiniz *gladōniz *gladiniz *gladanǫ̂ *gladōnǫ̂ *gladanǫ̂
dative *gladini *gladōni *gladini *gladammaz *gladōmaz *gladammaz
instrumental *gladinē *gladōnē *gladinē *gladammiz *gladōmiz *gladammiz

Derived terms

  • *gladalīkaz
  • *gladjaną
  • *gladōną
  • *gladą
  • *gladį̄
  • *gladǭ

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Friedrich Kluge (1989) “glatt”, in Elmar Seebold, editor, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the German Language] (in German), 22nd edition, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN
  2. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*glada-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 179
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