Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hlīþrō

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 *ḱléytreh₂ (“shelter, covering”). Equivalent to *hlīdaną +‎ *-þrō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxliː.θrɔː/

Noun

*hlīþrō f

  1. shelter, covering, tent

Inflection

Declension of *hlīþrō (ō-stem)
singular plural
nominative *hlīþrō *hlīþrôz
vocative *hlīþrō *hlīþrôz
accusative *hlīþrǭ *hlīþrōz
genitive *hlīþrōz *hlīþrǫ̂
dative *hlīþrōi *hlīþrōmaz
instrumental *hlīþrō *hlīþrōmiz

Descendants

  • Old Norse: *hlíðr
    • Old Swedish: *hlīþer
  • Gothic: 𐌷𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌸𐍂𐌰 (hleiþra)
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