Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/lībą

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

Likely derived from *lībaną (“to remain”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈliː.βɑ̃/

Noun

*lībą n[1]

  1. body
    Synonyms: *būkaz, *ferhwō, *ferhuz, *līką, *kruppaz
    Hyponym: *līkahamô
  2. life
    Synonyms: *ferhwō, *ferhuz

Inflection

Declension of *lībą (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *lībą *lībō
vocative *lībą *lībō
accusative *lībą *lībō
genitive *lības, *lībis *lībǫ̂
dative *lībai *lībamaz
instrumental *lībō *lībamiz

Descendants

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*lība-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 335
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