Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hlaidrijō

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 *ḱley- (“to lean”). Cognate with Middle Irish clithar (“hedge”),[1] Ancient Greek κλῖμαξ (klîmax, “ladder”), and related to Gothic 𐌷𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌸𐍂𐌰 (hleiþra, “booth, tent”, literally “that which leans”). Compare also Latin clathri (“trellis”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxlɑi̯.dri.jɔː/

Noun

*hlaidrijō f[1]

  1. ladder

Inflection

Declension of *hlaidrijō (ō-stem)
singular plural
nominative *hlaidrijō *hlaidrijôz
vocative *hlaidrijō *hlaidrijôz
accusative *hlaidrijǭ *hlaidrijōz
genitive *hlaidrijōz *hlaidrijǫ̂
dative *hlaidrijōi *hlaidrijōmaz
instrumental *hlaidrijō *hlaidrijōmiz

Descendants

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Vladimir Orel (2003) “*xlaiđrjō”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 174
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