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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.
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *flatją. By surface analysis, *flat + *-i.
Noun
*flati n
- a flat surface
- a floor
- a dwelling
Inflection
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Singular
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| Nominative
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*flati
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| Genitive
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*flattjas
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Singular
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Plural
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| Nominative
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*flati
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*flattju
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| Accusative
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*flati
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*flattju
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| Genitive
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*flattjas
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*flattjō
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| Dative
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*flattjē
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*flattjum
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| Instrumental
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*flattju
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*flattjum
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Descendants
- Old English: flett, flet
- Old Frisian: flett, flet
- Saterland Frisian: Flät
- West Frisian: flet
- Old Saxon: fletti, flett, flet
- Middle Low German: vlette, vlet
- Old Dutch: *fletti
- Middle Dutch: vlette, vlet
- Old High German: flezzi
- Middle High German: vletze, vlez