Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hwalaz

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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

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Indo-European *(s)kʷálos (large fish, sheatfish). Compare Latin squalus, Old Prussian kalis, Ancient Greek ἀσπαλιεύς (aspalieús, fisherman), Avestan 𐬐𐬀𐬭𐬀 (kara, kind of fish).

Noun

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*hwalaz m

  1. whale
Inflection
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masculine a-stemDeclension of *hwalaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *hwalaz *hwalōz, *hwalōs
vocative *hwal *hwalōz, *hwalōs
accusative *hwalą *hwalanz
genitive *hwalas, *hwalis *hwalǫ̂
dative *hwalai *hwalamaz
instrumental *hwalō *hwalamiz
Descendants
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Etymology 2

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From Proto-Indo-European *(s)kʷálos (large fish, sheatfish).

Noun

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*hwalaz n

  1. sheatfish
Inflection
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z-stemDeclension of *hwalaz (z-stem)
singular plural
nominative *hwalaz *hwalizō
vocative *hwalaz *hwalizō
accusative *hwalaz *hwalizō
genitive *hwaliziz *hwalizǫ̂
dative *hwalizi *hwalizumaz
instrumental *hwalizē *hwalizumiz
Descendants
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