Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/fuhsaz
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Proto-Germanic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Indo-European *púḱsos (“the tailed one”). Cognate with Sanskrit पुच्छ (púccha), Avestan 𐬞𐬎𐬯𐬀 (pusa).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]*fuhsaz m
Inflection
[edit]masculine a-stemDeclension of *fuhsaz (masculine a-stem) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | *fuhsaz | *fuhsōz, *fuhsōs | |
vocative | *fuhs | *fuhsōz, *fuhsōs | |
accusative | *fuhsą | *fuhsanz | |
genitive | *fuhsas, *fuhsis | *fuhsǫ̂ | |
dative | *fuhsai | *fuhsamaz | |
instrumental | *fuhsō | *fuhsamiz |
Related terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Proto-West Germanic: *fuhs
- Old English: fox
- Old Frisian: *foks
- Old Saxon: fohs, fuhs
- Old Dutch: fus, vus
- Old High German: fuhs