Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/brūnaz

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

    Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH- (“grey, brown”).[1]

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈbruː.nɑz/

    Adjective

    *brūnaz

    1. brown

    Inflection

    Declension of *brūnaz (a-stem)
    Strong declension
    singular plural
    masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
    nominative *brūnaz *brūnō *brūną, -atō *brūnai *brūnôz *brūnō
    accusative *brūnanǭ *brūnǭ *brūną, -atō *brūnanz *brūnōz *brūnō
    genitive *brūnas, -is *brūnaizōz *brūnas, -is *brūnaizǫ̂ *brūnaizǫ̂ *brūnaizǫ̂
    dative *brūnammai *brūnaizōi *brūnammai *brūnaimaz *brūnaimaz *brūnaimaz
    instrumental *brūnanō *brūnaizō *brūnanō *brūnaimiz *brūnaimiz *brūnaimiz
    Weak declension
    singular plural
    masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
    nominative *brūnô *brūnǭ *brūnô *brūnaniz *brūnōniz *brūnōnō
    accusative *brūnanų *brūnōnų *brūnô *brūnanunz *brūnōnunz *brūnōnō
    genitive *brūniniz *brūnōniz *brūniniz *brūnanǫ̂ *brūnōnǫ̂ *brūnanǫ̂
    dative *brūnini *brūnōni *brūnini *brūnammaz *brūnōmaz *brūnammaz
    instrumental *brūninē *brūnōnē *brūninē *brūnammiz *brūnōmiz *brūnammiz

    Descendants

    See also

    Colors in Proto-Germanic · *farwôz (layout · text)
         *blaikaz, *blankaz, *hwītaz, *blasaz      *falwaz, *grēwaz, *haswaz, *grīsaz, *hairaz      *blakaz, *swartaz
                 *raudaz              *brūnaz, *erpaz, *dusnaz              *gelwaz, *gulaz
                 *grōniz              *grōniz             
                              *blēwaz              *blēwaz, *hēwijaz
                 *blēwaz, *hēwijaz              *baswaz             

    References

    1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003), “ƀrūnaz I”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 60
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