Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/bit(t)r

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This Proto-West 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-West Germanic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *bitraz. Equivalent to *bītan +‎ *-r.

Adjective[edit]

*bit(t)r[1]

  1. bitter

Inflection[edit]

a-stem
Singular Masculine
Nominative *bit(t)r
Genitive *bit(t)ras
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *bit(t)r *bit(t)ru *bit(t)r
Accusative *bit(t)ranā *bit(t)rā *bit(t)r
Genitive *bit(t)ras *bit(t)reʀā *bit(t)ras
Dative *bit(t)rumē *bit(t)reʀē *bit(t)rumē
Instrumental *bit(t)ru *bit(t)reʀu *bit(t)ru
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *bit(t)rē *bit(t)rō *bit(t)ru
Accusative *bit(t)rā *bit(t)rā *bit(t)ru
Genitive *bit(t)reʀō *bit(t)reʀō *bit(t)reʀō
Dative *bit(t)rēm, *bit(t)rum *bit(t)rēm, *bit(t)rum *bit(t)rēm, *bit(t)rum
Instrumental *bit(t)rēm, *bit(t)rum *bit(t)rēm, *bit(t)rum *bit(t)rēm, *bit(t)rum

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 54: “PWGmc *bitr, *bittra-”
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