Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/smertaną

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 *(s)merd- (to sting, bite).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsmer.tɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*smertaną

  1. to hurt

Inflection

Conjugation of (strong class 3)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *smertō *smertaų *smertai ?
2nd singular *smirtizi *smertaiz *smert *smertazai *smertaizau
3rd singular *smirtidi *smertai *smertadau *smertadai *smertaidau
1st dual *smertōz *smertaiw
2nd dual *smertadiz *smertaidiz *smertadiz
1st plural *smertamaz *smertaim *smertandai *smertaindau
2nd plural *smirtid *smertaid *smirtid *smertandai *smertaindau
3rd plural *smertandi *smertain *smertandau *smertandai *smertaindau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *smart *smurtį̄
2nd singular *smarst *smurtīz
3rd singular *smart *smurtī
1st dual *smurtū *smurtīw
2nd dual *smurtudiz *smurtīdiz
1st plural *smurtum *smurtīm
2nd plural *smurtud *smurtīd
3rd plural *smurtun *smurtīn
present past
participles *smertandz *smurtanaz

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*smertan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 457