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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wīgaz

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

Etymology

From earlier *wīhaz, vṛddhi gerundive of *wiganą (“to fight, battle”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈwiː.ɣɑz/

Adjective

*wīgaz[1]

  1. (North Germanic) fighting, warlike; able to fight
  2. (North Germanic) able to be defeated

Inflection
Declension of *wīgaz (a-stem)
Strong declension
Case Masculine Feminine Neuter
Singular Plural Singular Plural Singular Plural
Nominative *wīgaz *wīgai *wīgō *wīgôz *wīgą, -atō *wīgō
Accusative *wīganǭ *wīganz *wīgǭ *wīgōz *wīgą, -atō *wīgō
Genitive *wīgas, -is *wīgaizǫ̂ *wīgaizōz *wīgaizǫ̂ *wīgas, -is *wīgaizǫ̂
Dative *wīgammai *wīgaimaz *wīgaizōi *wīgaimaz *wīgammai *wīgaimaz
Instrumental *wīganō *wīgaimiz *wīgaizō *wīgaimiz *wīganō *wīgaimiz
Weak declension
Case Masculine Feminine Neuter
Singular Plural Singular Plural Singular Plural
Nominative *wīgô *wīganiz *wīgǭ *wīgōniz *wīgô *wīgōnō
Accusative *wīganų *wīganunz *wīgōnų *wīgōnunz *wīgô *wīgōnō
Genitive *wīginiz *wīganǫ̂ *wīgōniz *wīgōnǫ̂ *wīginiz *wīganǫ̂
Dative *wīgini *wīgammaz *wīgōni *wīgōmaz *wīgini *wīgammaz
Instrumental *wīginē *wīgammiz *wīgōnē *wīgōmiz *wīginē *wīgammiz


Descendants
  • Old Norse: vígr
    • Old Swedish: vīgher

References
  1. Heidermanns, Frank (1993) “weiga-”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der germanischen Primäradjektive (Studia linguistica Germanica; 33) (in German), Berlin, New York: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN, pages 662-663
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