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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/birilaz

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
  • *berulaz

Etymology

From *beraną +‎ *-ilaz.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbi.ri.lɔːː/

Noun

*birilaz m

  1. (West Germanic) trunk, body
  2. (West Germanic) barrel

Inflection
masculine a-stemDeclension of *birilaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *birilaz *birilōz, *birilōs
vocative *biril *birilōz, *birilōs
accusative *birilą *birilanz
genitive *birilas, *birilis *birilǫ̂
dative *birilai *birilamaz
instrumental *birilō *birilamiz

Descendants
  • Proto-West Germanic: *biril, *berul
    • ⇒ Old English: birla, byrla
    • Old Saxon: biril, birul
    • Old High German: biril, birul
      • Middle High German: *birel, *berel
        • Luxembourgish: Bierel, Bärel
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