Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/atalaz

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

Alternative forms

  • *atulaz

Etymology

Possibly from Pre-Germanic/Proto-Indo-European *h₃édolos, from the root *h₃ed- (“to hate”); related to *atjaną.[1]

Adjective

*atalaz

  1. fierce
  2. terrible, loathsome
  3. hideous

Inflection

Declension of *atalaz (a-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *atalaz *atalō *atalą, -atō *atalai *atalôz *atalō
accusative *atalanǭ *atalǭ *atalą, -atō *atalanz *atalōz *atalō
genitive *atalas, -is *atalaizōz *atalas, -is *atalaizǫ̂ *atalaizǫ̂ *atalaizǫ̂
dative *atalammai *atalaizōi *atalammai *atalaimaz *atalaimaz *atalaimaz
instrumental *atalanō *atalaizō *atalanō *atalaimiz *atalaimiz *atalaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *atalô *atalǭ *atalô *atalaniz *atalōniz *atalōnō
accusative *atalanų *atalōnų *atalô *atalanunz *atalōnunz *atalōnō
genitive *ataliniz *atalōniz *ataliniz *atalanǫ̂ *atalōnǫ̂ *atalanǫ̂
dative *atalini *atalōni *atalini *atalammaz *atalōmaz *atalammaz
instrumental *atalinē *atalōnē *atalinē *atalammiz *atalōmiz *atalammiz

Descendants

  • Old English: atol
    • Middle English: ātel
  • Old Norse: atall, ǫtull

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*atjan- 1”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 39
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