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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/manalausaz

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

Etymology

From *mann- (“man”) +‎ *-lausaz (“less”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑ.nɑ.ˌlɑu̯.sɑz/

Adjective

*manalausaz[1]

  1. without a man, without a husband

Inflection
Declension of *manalausaz (a-stem)
strong declension
masculine feminine neuter
singular plural singular plural singular plural
nominative *manalausaz *manalausai *manalausō *manalausôz *manalausą, *-at(ō) *manalausō
accusative *manalausanǭ *manalausanz *manalausǭ *manalausōz *manalausą, *-at(ō) *manalausō
genitive *manalausas, *manalausis *manalausaizǫ̂ *manalausaizōz *manalausaizǫ̂ *manalausas, *manalausis *manalausaizǫ̂
dative *manalausammai *manalausaimaz *manalausaizōi *manalausaimaz *manalausammai *manalausaimaz
instrumental *manalausanō *manalausaimiz *manalausaizō *manalausaimiz *manalausanō *manalausaimiz
weak declension
masculine feminine neuter
singular plural singular plural singular plural
nominative *manalausô *manalausaniz *manalausǭ *manalausōniz *manalausô *manalausōnō
accusative *manalausanų *manalausanunz *manalausōnų *manalausōnunz *manalausô *manalausōnō
genitive *manalausiniz *manalausanǫ̂ *manalausōniz *manalausōnǫ̂ *manalausiniz *manalausanǫ̂
dative *manalausini *manalausammaz *manalausōni *manalausōmaz *manalausini *manalausammaz
instrumental *manalausinē *manalausammiz *manalausōnē *manalausōmiz *manalausinē *manalausammiz


Descendants
  • Old English: manleās
    • Middle English: *manles
  • Old Dutch: *manlōs
    • Middle Dutch: *manloos
      • Dutch: manloos
  • Old Saxon: *manlōs
    • Middle Low German: manlōs
  • Old High German: *manlōs
    • Middle High German: *manlōs
      • German: mannlos
  • Old Norse: mannlauss
    • Icelandic: mannlauss

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003), “*mann-lausaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 260
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