Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/sa

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 *só.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sɑ/

Determiner

*sa

  1. that

Inflection

Declension of *sa (irregular)
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *sa *sō *þat *þai *þôz *þō
accusative *þanǭ *þǭ *þat *þanz *þōz *þō
genitive *þas *þaizōz *þas *þaizǫ̂ *þaizǫ̂ *þaizǫ̂
dative *þammai *þaizōi *þammai *þaimaz *þaimaz *þaimaz
instrumental *þanō *þaizō *þanō *þaimiz *þaimiz *þaimiz

See also

Derived terms

  • *saī
    • Gothic: 𐍃𐌰𐌴𐌹 (saei)
  • *sahw

Descendants

Nominative
  • *sa (nominative singular masculine; OE and OS derive from related *sai)
  • *sō (nominative singular feminine) (see there for further descendants)
  • *þat (nominative/accusative singular neuter) (see there for further descendants)
  • *þai (nominative plural masculine) (see there for further descendants)
  • *þôz (nominative/accusative plural feminine)
  • *þō (nominative/accusative plural neuter)
    • Proto-Norse: *ᚦᚨᚢᚾ (*þaun)
      • Old West Norse: þau
      • Old East Norse: þaun, ᚦᛅᚢᚾ, ᚦᛆᚢᚿ
        • Old Swedish: þø̄n
      • Old Gutnish: þaun
    • Gothic: 𐌸𐍉 (þō)
Accusative

For singular neuter, plural feminine, and plural neuter forms, see Nominative section above.

Genitive
Dative
Instrumental
  • *þanō (instrumental singular masculine/neuter)
  • *þaizō (instrumental singular feminine)
  • *þaimiz (instrumental plural)