Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/strangijaz

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 *sterh₃- (to spread, stretch); equivalent to *strangaz +‎ *-jaz.

Adjective

*strangijaz

  1. strong, mighty, firm
  2. pulled tightly, taut
  3. stiff, rigid
  4. strict, stern

Inflection

Declension of *strangijaz (ja-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *strangijaz *strangijō *strangiją, *-at(ō) *strangijai *strangijôz *strangijō
accusative *strangijanǭ *strangijǭ *strangiją, *-at(ō) *strangijanz *strangijōz *strangijō
genitive *strangijas, *strangīs *strangijaizōz *strangijas, *strangīs *strangijaizǫ̂ *strangijaizǫ̂ *strangijaizǫ̂
dative *strangijammai *strangijaizōi *strangijammai *strangijaimaz *strangijaimaz *strangijaimaz
instrumental *strangijanō *strangijaizō *strangijanō *strangijaimiz *strangijaimiz *strangijaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *strangijô *strangijǭ *strangijô *strangijaniz *strangijōniz *strangijōnō
accusative *strangijanų *strangijōnų *strangijô *strangijanunz *strangijōnunz *strangijōnō
genitive *strangīniz *strangijōniz *strangīniz *strangijanǫ̂ *strangijōnǫ̂ *strangijanǫ̂
dative *strangīni *strangijōni *strangīni *strangijammaz *strangijōmaz *strangijammaz
instrumental *strangīnē *strangijōnē *strangīnē *strangijammiz *strangijōmiz *strangijammiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *strangī
  • Old Norse: strangr, *strengr (merged with *strangaz)