Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hrabnaz
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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
[edit]Alternative reconstructions
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Pre-Germanic *krobʰ-no-s, from a root *krobʰ- likely of onomatopoeic origin, similar to that of various words for corvids in various languages; compare Swedish korp.[1]
Older theories derived the word from a root Proto-Indo-European *ḱer-, whence also Latin corvus, Proto-Balto-Slavic *śárˀkāˀ. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?) Regardless, these words share the same sound-symbolic logic as the Germanic.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]*hrabnaz m
Inflection
[edit]| masculine a-stemDeclension of *hrabnaz (masculine a-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *hrabnaz | *hrabnōz, *hrabnōs | |
| vocative | *hrabn | *hrabnōz, *hrabnōs | |
| accusative | *hrabną | *hrabnanz | |
| genitive | *hrabnas, *hrabnis | *hrabnǫ̂ | |
| dative | *hrabnai | *hrabnamaz | |
| instrumental | *hrabnō | *hrabnamiz | |
Descendants
[edit]- Proto-West Germanic: *hrabn, *hrabō
- Proto-Norse: ᚺᚨᚱᚨᛒᚨᚾᚨᛉ (harabanaʀ)