Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/drupô

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 reconstructions

  • *druppô

Etymology

  • Nominal formation from either *dreupaną (to drop, drip)[1] or *druppōną (to drop),[2] both from the same root.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈdru.pɔːː/

    Noun

    *drupô m[1]

    1. a drop (of liquid)

    Inflection

    Declension of *drupô (masculine an-stem)
    singular plural
    nominative *drupô *drupaniz
    vocative *drupô *drupaniz
    accusative *drupanų *drupanunz
    genitive *drupiniz *drupanǫ̂
    dative *drupini *drupammaz
    instrumental *drupinē *drupammiz

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    References

    1. 1.0 1.1 Vladimir Orel (2003), “*đrupōn”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 77
    2. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*drupp/bōn- 2”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 105:*drup(p)an-