Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hailagaz

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 *hailaz (hale, healthy) +‎ *-gaz (-y, adjectival suffix).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxɑi̯.lɑ.ɣɑz/

Adjective

*hailagaz

  1. holy, sacred

Inflection

Declension of *hailagaz (a-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *hailagaz *hailagō *hailagą, -atō *hailagai *hailagôz *hailagō
accusative *hailaganǭ *hailagǭ *hailagą, -atō *hailaganz *hailagōz *hailagō
genitive *hailagas, -is *hailagaizōz *hailagas, -is *hailagaizǫ̂ *hailagaizǫ̂ *hailagaizǫ̂
dative *hailagammai *hailagaizōi *hailagammai *hailagaimaz *hailagaimaz *hailagaimaz
instrumental *hailaganō *hailagaizō *hailaganō *hailagaimiz *hailagaimiz *hailagaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *hailagô *hailagǭ *hailagô *hailaganiz *hailagōniz *hailagōnō
accusative *hailaganų *hailagōnų *hailagô *hailaganunz *hailagōnunz *hailagōnō
genitive *hailaginiz *hailagōniz *hailaginiz *hailaganǫ̂ *hailagōnǫ̂ *hailaganǫ̂
dative *hailagini *hailagōni *hailagini *hailagammaz *hailagōmaz *hailagammaz
instrumental *hailaginē *hailagōnē *hailaginē *hailagammiz *hailagōmiz *hailagammiz

Derived terms

  • *hailagōną (to hallow)
  • *hailagadōmaz (halidom)
  • *hailagadagaz (holiday)

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*xailaʒaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 151