Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/fagrį̄

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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 *fagraz +‎ *-į̄.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

*fagrį̄ f[1]

  1. splendor, beauty

Inflection[edit]

īn-stemDeclension of *fagrį̄ (īn-stem)
singular plural
nominative *fagrį̄ *fagrīniz
vocative *fagrį̄ *fagrīniz
accusative *fagrīnų *fagrīnunz
genitive *fagrīniz *fagrīnǫ̂
dative *fagrīni *fagrīmaz
instrumental *fagrīnē *fagrīmiz

Descendants[edit]

  • Old High German: fagarī
  • Old Norse: fegri

References[edit]

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*fagrīn”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 89