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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/lehtrą

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

Etymology

From *ligjaną + *-þrą. Diachronically from Proto-Indo-European *légʰtrom, cognate with Ancient Greek λέκτρον (léktron, couch, bed).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlex.trɑ̃/

Noun

*lehtrą n

  1. (originally) something which someone lies on or in; afterbirth, womb

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *lehtrą (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *lehtrą *lehtrō
vocative *lehtrą *lehtrō
accusative *lehtrą *lehtrō
genitive *lehtras, *lihtris *lehtrǫ̂
dative *lihtrai *lehtramaz
instrumental *lehtrō *lehtramiz

Descendants

  • Old High German: lehtar
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