Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/glasą

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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]

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʰel-, *ǵʰel- (to shine, shimmer, glow). Probably related to *glōaną.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

*glasą n

  1. amber, glass

Inflection[edit]

The plural has the voiced Verner alternant, from an old Indo-European collective noun.

neuter a-stemDeclension of *glasą (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *glasą *glazō
vocative *glasą *glazō
accusative *glasą *glazō
genitive *glasas, *glasis *glazǫ̂
dative *glasai *glazamaz
instrumental *glasō *glazamiz

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