Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/grēbiz

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

Vṛddhi gerundive of *grabaną (“to dig”). The e-grade as opposed to o-grade *grōbiz however, hints at a possible lost strong verb *grebaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɣrɛː.βiz/

Adjective

*grēbiz[1]

  1. (North Germanic) digging, burying; able to be dug or buried

Inflection

Declension of *grēbiz (i-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *grēbiz *grēbī *grēbį, *-jatō *grēbijai *grēbijôz *grēbijō
accusative *grēbijanǭ *grēbijǭ *grēbį, *-jatō *grēbijanz *grēbijōz *grēbijō
genitive *grēbijas, *grēbīs *grēbijaizōz *grēbijas, *grēbīs *grēbijaizǫ̂ *grēbijaizǫ̂ *grēbijaizǫ̂
dative *grēbijammai *grēbijaizōi *grēbijammai *grēbijaimaz *grēbijaimaz *grēbijaimaz
instrumental *grēbijanō *grēbijaizō *grēbijanō *grēbijaimiz *grēbijaimiz *grēbijaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *grēbijô *grēbijǭ *grēbijô *grēbijaniz *grēbijōniz *grēbijōnō
accusative *grēbijanų *grēbijōnų *grēbijô *grēbijanunz *grēbijōnunz *grēbijōnō
genitive *grēbīniz *grēbijōniz *grēbīniz *grēbijanǫ̂ *grēbijōnǫ̂ *grēbijanǫ̂
dative *grēbīni *grēbijōni *grēbīni *grēbijammaz *grēbijōmaz *grēbijammaz
instrumental *grēbīnē *grēbijōnē *grēbīnē *grēbijammiz *grēbijōmiz *grēbijammiz

Descendants

  • Old Norse: græfr
    • Icelandic: græfur

References

  1. ^ Heidermanns, Frank (1993) “grǣbi-”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der germanischen Primäradjektive (Studia linguistica Germanica; 33) (in German), Berlin, New York: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 257
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