Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/tīraz

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

Etymology

Probably from Proto-Indo-European *deyh₂- (“to shine”). Compare Sanskrit दी (dī, “to shine”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtiː.rɑz/

Noun

*tīraz m

  1. glory, honour
  2. fame, renown

Inflection

Declension of *tīraz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *tīraz *tīrōz, *tīrōs
vocative *tīr *tīrōz, *tīrōs
accusative *tīrą *tīranz
genitive *tīras, *tīris *tīrǫ̂
dative *tīrai *tīramaz
instrumental *tīrō *tīramiz

Descendants

  • Old English: tīr
  • Old Saxon: tīr
  • Old Norse: tírr
    • Icelandic: tír
    • Norwegian Bokmål: tir
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: tir

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Vladimir Orel (2003), A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 408
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