Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/leuhsaz

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 *lewk-so-, from *lewk- (“to shine”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈleu̯x.sɑz/

Adjective

*leuhsaz

  1. light, bright

Inflection

Declension of *leuhsaz (a-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *leuhsaz *leuhsō *leuhsą, -atō *leuhsai *leuhsôz *leuhsō
accusative *leuhsanǭ *leuhsǭ *leuhsą, -atō *leuhsanz *leuhsōz *leuhsō
genitive *leuhsas, -is *leuhsaizōz *leuhsas, -is *leuhsaizǫ̂ *leuhsaizǫ̂ *leuhsaizǫ̂
dative *leuhsammai *leuhsaizōi *leuhsammai *leuhsaimaz *leuhsaimaz *leuhsaimaz
instrumental *leuhsanō *leuhsaizō *leuhsanō *leuhsaimiz *leuhsaimiz *leuhsaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *leuhsô *leuhsǭ *leuhsô *leuhsaniz *leuhsōniz *leuhsōnō
accusative *leuhsanų *leuhsōnų *leuhsô *leuhsanunz *leuhsōnunz *leuhsōnō
genitive *leuhsiniz *leuhsōniz *leuhsiniz *leuhsanǫ̂ *leuhsōnǫ̂ *leuhsanǫ̂
dative *leuhsini *leuhsōni *leuhsini *leuhsammaz *leuhsōmaz *leuhsammaz
instrumental *leuhsinē *leuhsōnē *leuhsinē *leuhsammiz *leuhsōmiz *leuhsammiz

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Old Norse: ljóss
    • Icelandic: ljós
    • Faroese: ljósur
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: ljos
    • Elfdalian: liuos
    • Old Swedish: liūs
    • Danish: lys
      • Norwegian Bokmål: lys
        • → Norwegian Nynorsk: lys

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*leuhsa-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 334

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