Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/nibilaz

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

Derived from or related to *nebulaz (“fog, darkness”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈni.βi.lɑz/

Adjective

*nibilaz

  1. dark, misty

Inflection

Declension of *nibilaz (a-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *nibilaz *nibilō *nibilą, -atō *nibilai *nibilôz *nibilō
accusative *nibilanǭ *nibilǭ *nibilą, -atō *nibilanz *nibilōz *nibilō
genitive *nibilas, -is *nibilaizōz *nibilas, -is *nibilaizǫ̂ *nibilaizǫ̂ *nibilaizǫ̂
dative *nibilammai *nibilaizōi *nibilammai *nibilaimaz *nibilaimaz *nibilaimaz
instrumental *nibilanō *nibilaizō *nibilanō *nibilaimiz *nibilaimiz *nibilaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *nibilô *nibilǭ *nibilô *nibilaniz *nibilōniz *nibilōnō
accusative *nibilanų *nibilōnų *nibilô *nibilanunz *nibilōnunz *nibilōnō
genitive *nibiliniz *nibilōniz *nibiliniz *nibilanǫ̂ *nibilōnǫ̂ *nibilanǫ̂
dative *nibilini *nibilōni *nibilini *nibilammaz *nibilōmaz *nibilammaz
instrumental *nibilinē *nibilōnē *nibilinē *nibilammiz *nibilōmiz *nibilammiz

Descendants

  • Old English: nifol
  • Old Frisian: nevil
    • ⇒ Old Frisian: neilthiuster
  • Old Norse: *nifl
    • Icelandic: nifl
      • → Faroese: nivlungar
    • ⇒ Old Norse: Niflheimr

References

  • Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
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