Reconstruction:Old English/nihtsceadu

This Old English 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.

Old English

Etymology

From niht +‎ sċeadu. Compare Dutch nachtschade, German Nachtschatten, and Swedish nattskatta.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnixt.ʃɑ.du/, [ˈniçt.ʃɑ.du]

Noun

*nihtsċeadu f

  1. Earlier form of nihtsċada

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

singular plural
nominative nihtsċeadu nihtsċeadwa, nihtsċeadwe
accusative nihtsċeadwe nihtsċeadwa, nihtsċeadwe
genitive nihtsċeadwe nihtsċeadwa
dative nihtsċeadwe nihtsċeadwum

Descendants

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