Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/airidagaz

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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]

Etymology[edit]

From *airi (early) +‎ *dagaz (day).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑi̯ri.ˌdɑ.ɣɑz/

Noun[edit]

*airidagaz m[1]

  1. days of yore

Inflection[edit]

masculine a-stemDeclension of *airidagaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *airidagaz *airidagōz, *airidagōs
vocative *airidag *airidagōz, *airidagōs
accusative *airidagą *airidaganz
genitive *airidagas, *airidagis *airidagǫ̂
dative *airidagai *airidagamaz
instrumental *airidagō *airidagamiz

Reconstruction notes[edit]

May have merged with *jēradagaz in some descendants.

Descendants[edit]

  • Proto-West Germanic: *airidag
  • Old Norse: árdagar pl

References[edit]

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*airi-dagaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 9