Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/stukkaz

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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]

Derived from *stikaną (to stick, stab).[1] An alternative theory derives the word from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewg- (to push; hit).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

*stukkaz m

  1. stick
    Synonyms: *furkaz, *kablaz, *spituz, *stabaz, *waluz
  2. beam; post
    Synonym: *sūliz
  3. stump
    Synonyms: *stukkiją, *stumpaz

Inflection[edit]

masculine a-stemDeclension of *stukkaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *stukkaz *stukkōz, *stukkōs
vocative *stukk *stukkōz, *stukkōs
accusative *stukką *stukkanz
genitive *stukkas, *stukkis *stukkǫ̂
dative *stukkai *stukkamaz
instrumental *stukkō *stukkamiz

Related terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*stukka-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 487