Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/dōmahūsą

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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 *dōmaz (judgement) +‎ *hūsą (house).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈdɔː.mɑ.ˌxuː.sɑ̃/

Noun[edit]

*dōmahūsą n[1]

  1. court-house

Inflection[edit]

neuter a-stemDeclension of *dōmahūsą (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *dōmahūsą *dōmahūsō
vocative *dōmahūsą *dōmahūsō
accusative *dōmahūsą *dōmahūsō
genitive *dōmahūsas, *dōmahūsis *dōmahūsǫ̂
dative *dōmahūsai *dōmahūsamaz
instrumental *dōmahūsō *dōmahūsamiz

Descendants[edit]

  • Old English: dōmhūs
  • Old Norse: dómhús

References[edit]

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*dōma-xūsan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 73