Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/-iʀō
Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *-izô.
Suffix
*-iʀō
- -er. Forms the comparative of certain adjectives.
Inflection
| n-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Masculine | ||
| Nominative | *-iʀō | ||
| Genitive | *-iʀini, *-iʀan | ||
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *-iʀō | *-iʀā | *-iʀā |
| Accusative | *-iʀan | *-iʀōn | *-iʀā |
| Genitive | *-iʀini, *-iʀan | *-iʀōn | *-iʀini, *-iʀan |
| Dative | *-iʀini, *-iʀan | *-iʀōn | *-iʀini, *-iʀan |
| Instrumental | *-iʀini, *-iʀan | *-iʀōn | *-iʀini, *-iʀan |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *-iʀan | *-iʀōn | *-iʀōn |
| Accusative | *-iʀan | *-iʀōn | *-iʀōn |
| Genitive | *-iʀanō | *-iʀōnō | *-iʀanō |
| Dative | *-iʀum | *-iʀōm, *-iʀum | *-iʀum |
| Instrumental | *-iʀum | *-iʀōm, *-iʀum | *-iʀum |
Derived terms
Proto-West Germanic terms suffixed with *-iʀō