Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hwalbaz

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 Pre-Germanic *kʷolpós, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷelp-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxʷɑl.βɑz/

Adjective

*hwalbaz

  1. curved, vaulted

Inflection

Declension of *hwalbaz (a-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *hwalbaz *hwalbō *hwalbą, -atō *hwalbai *hwalbôz *hwalbō
accusative *hwalbanǭ *hwalbǭ *hwalbą, -atō *hwalbanz *hwalbōz *hwalbō
genitive *hwalbas, -is *hwalbaizōz *hwalbas, -is *hwalbaizǫ̂ *hwalbaizǫ̂ *hwalbaizǫ̂
dative *hwalbammai *hwalbaizōi *hwalbammai *hwalbaimaz *hwalbaimaz *hwalbaimaz
instrumental *hwalbanō *hwalbaizō *hwalbanō *hwalbaimiz *hwalbaimiz *hwalbaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *hwalbô *hwalbǭ *hwalbô *hwalbaniz *hwalbōniz *hwalbōnō
accusative *hwalbanų *hwalbōnų *hwalbô *hwalbanunz *hwalbōnunz *hwalbōnō
genitive *hwalbiniz *hwalbōniz *hwalbiniz *hwalbanǫ̂ *hwalbōnǫ̂ *hwalbanǫ̂
dative *hwalbini *hwalbōni *hwalbini *hwalbammaz *hwalbōmaz *hwalbammaz
instrumental *hwalbinē *hwalbōnē *hwalbinē *hwalbammiz *hwalbōmiz *hwalbammiz

Derived terms

  • *hwalbô

Descendants

  • Old English: hwealf

References