Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/straumaz

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 *srow-mo-s, which is derived from Proto-Indo-European *srew- (to flow). Cognate with Ancient Greek ῥεῦμα (rheûma, stream, flow),[1] Lithuanian srovė (current, stream, flow).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstrɑu̯.mɑz/

Noun

*straumaz m

  1. stream, current, river
    Synonyms: *albī, *flaumaz, *fleutą, *flōduz, *rīþaz

Inflection

Declension of *straumaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *straumaz *straumōz, *straumōs
vocative *straum *straumōz, *straumōs
accusative *straumą *straumanz
genitive *straumas, *straumis *straumǫ̂
dative *straumai *straumamaz
instrumental *straumō *straumamiz

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*strauma-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 483