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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/-ōstaz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɔːs.tɑz/

Suffix

*-ōstaz (comparative *-ōzô)

  1. -est. Forms the superlative of certain adjectives.

Inflection


Usage notes

This suffix was only used for regular a-stem adjectives, which sometimes used this suffix, but sometimes the related suffix *-istaz without any predictable rule. This suffix was never used for i-, u- and ja-stem adjectives.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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