Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/sūr

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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.

Proto-West Germanic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *sūraz.

Adjective[edit]

*sūr

  1. sour, acidic

Inflection[edit]

a-stem
Singular Masculine
Nominative *sūr
Genitive *sūras
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *sūr *sūru *sūr
Accusative *sūranā *sūrā *sūr
Genitive *sūras *sūreʀā *sūras
Dative *sūrumē *sūreʀē *sūrumē
Instrumental *sūru *sūreʀu *sūru
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *sūrē *sūrō *sūru
Accusative *sūrā *sūrā *sūru
Genitive *sūreʀō *sūreʀō *sūreʀō
Dative *sūrēm, *sūrum *sūrēm, *sūrum *sūrēm, *sūrum
Instrumental *sūrēm, *sūrum *sūrēm, *sūrum *sūrēm, *sūrum

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Old English: sūr
    • Middle English: sur, sour
  • Old Frisian: *sūr
    • Saterland Frisian: suur
    • West Frisian: soer
  • Old Saxon: sūr (in compounds)
    • Middle Low German: sūr
  • Old Dutch: *sūr
  • Old High German: sūr
  • Old French: sur [1160 CE] (see there for further descendants)