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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/barwaz

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

Alternative forms

  • *baruz

Etymology

From Pre-Germanic *bʰorwos, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰor- (coniferous forest)[1]. Cognate with Russian бор (bor, pinewood, pine forest).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɑr.wɑz/

Noun

*barwaz m

  1. coniferous forest; pinewood
  2. wood; grove

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *barwaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *barwaz *barwōz, *barwōs
vocative *barw *barwōz, *barwōs
accusative *barwą *barwanz
genitive *barwas, *barwis *barwǫ̂
dative *barwai *barwamaz
instrumental *barwō *barwamiz

Descendants

References

  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill
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