Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/mōdērlausaz

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 *mōdēr +‎ *-lausaz.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmɔː.ðɛːr.ˌlɑu̯.sɑz/

Adjective

*mōdērlausaz

without a mother.

Inflection

Declension of *mōdērlausaz (a-stem)
Strong declension
	singular			plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*mōdērlausaz	*mōdērlausō	*mōdērlausą, -atō	*mōdērlausai	*mōdērlausôz	*mōdērlausō
accusative	*mōdērlausanǭ	*mōdērlausǭ	*mōdērlausą, -atō	*mōdērlausanz	*mōdērlausōz	*mōdērlausō
genitive	*mōdērlausas, -is	*mōdērlausaizōz	*mōdērlausas, -is	*mōdērlausaizǫ̂	*mōdērlausaizǫ̂	*mōdērlausaizǫ̂
dative	*mōdērlausammai	*mōdērlausaizōi	*mōdērlausammai	*mōdērlausaimaz	*mōdērlausaimaz	*mōdērlausaimaz
instrumental	*mōdērlausanō	*mōdērlausaizō	*mōdērlausanō	*mōdērlausaimiz	*mōdērlausaimiz	*mōdērlausaimiz

Weak declension
	singular			plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*mōdērlausô	*mōdērlausǭ	*mōdērlausô	*mōdērlausaniz	*mōdērlausōniz	*mōdērlausōnō
accusative	*mōdērlausanų	*mōdērlausōnų	*mōdērlausô	*mōdērlausanunz	*mōdērlausōnunz	*mōdērlausōnō
genitive	*mōdērlausiniz	*mōdērlausōniz	*mōdērlausiniz	*mōdērlausanǫ̂	*mōdērlausōnǫ̂	*mōdērlausanǫ̂
dative	*mōdērlausini	*mōdērlausōni	*mōdērlausini	*mōdērlausammaz	*mōdērlausōmaz	*mōdērlausammaz
instrumental	*mōdērlausinē	*mōdērlausōnē	*mōdērlausinē	*mōdērlausammiz	*mōdērlausōmiz	*mōdērlausammiz

Descendants

Old English: mōdorlēas
- Middle English: moderles
  - English: motherless
Old Frisian: mōderlās
- Saterland Frisian: muurloos
Old Dutch: muoderlōs
- Middle Dutch: moederloos
  - Dutch: moederloos
    - Afrikaans: moederloos
Old High German: muoterlōs
- Middle High German: muoterlōs
  - German: mutterlos
Old Norse: móðurlauss
- Icelandic: móðurlaus
- Swedish: moderlös
- Danish: moderløs