Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/leubaz

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 *lewbʰós (beloved), from *lewbʰ- (to desire, love).[1] Given the existence of a cognate in Proto-Slavic *ľubъ, this adjective is one of the oldest of the e-grade *-az adjectives.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈleu̯.βɑz/

Adjective

*leubaz

  1. dear, beloved

Inflection

Declension of *leubaz (a-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *leubaz *leubō *leubą, -atō *leubai *leubôz *leubō
accusative *leubanǭ *leubǭ *leubą, -atō *leubanz *leubōz *leubō
genitive *leubas, -is *leubaizōz *leubas, -is *leubaizǫ̂ *leubaizǫ̂ *leubaizǫ̂
dative *leubammai *leubaizōi *leubammai *leubaimaz *leubaimaz *leubaimaz
instrumental *leubanō *leubaizō *leubanō *leubaimiz *leubaimiz *leubaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *leubô *leubǭ *leubô *leubaniz *leubōniz *leubōnō
accusative *leubanų *leubōnų *leubô *leubanunz *leubōnunz *leubōnō
genitive *leubiniz *leubōniz *leubiniz *leubanǫ̂ *leubōnǫ̂ *leubanǫ̂
dative *leubini *leubōni *leubini *leubammaz *leubōmaz *leubammaz
instrumental *leubinē *leubōnē *leubinē *leubammiz *leubōmiz *leubammiz

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*leuba-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 332