Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/walakuzjǭ

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 *walaz (“(battle) wound”) +‎ *keusaną (“choose, decide”) +‎ *-jǭ (“-er”, feminine agent noun suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwɑ.lɑ.ˌkuz.jɔ̃ː/

Noun

*walakuzjǭ f

  1. valkyrie, literally "chooser of the slain"

Inflection

Declension of *walakuzjǭ (ōn-stem)
singular plural
nominative *walakuzjǭ *walakuzjōniz
vocative *walakuzjǭ *walakuzjōniz
accusative *walakuzjōnų *walakuzjōnunz
genitive *walakuzjōniz *walakuzjōnǫ̂
dative *walakuzjōni *walakuzjōmaz
instrumental *walakuzjōnē *walakuzjōmiz

Descendants

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