Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/kattā

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

    From Proto-Germanic *kattǭ, from *kattuz.

    Noun

    *kattā f

    1. cat[1]
      Synonym: *kattu

    Inflection

    ōn-stem
    Singular
    Nominative *kattā
    Genitive *kattōn
    Singular Plural
    Nominative *kattā *kattōn
    Accusative *kattōn *kattōn
    Genitive *kattōn *kattōnō
    Dative *kattōn *kattōm, *kattum
    Instrumental *kattōn *kattōm, *kattum

    Descendants

    References

    1. ^ Miller, D. Gary (13 June 2012) “Early loanwords from Latin and Greek”, in External Influences on English: From its Beginnings to the Renaissance, Oxford University Press, →DOI, →ISBN, § 4.6, page 77.