"hwītilaz" meaning in Proto-Germanic

See hwītilaz in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈxʷiː.ti.lɑz/
Etymology: From *hwītaz + *-ilaz (diminutive suffix). Etymology templates: {{suf|gem-pro|*hwītaz|*-ilaz|pos2=diminutive suffix}} *hwītaz + *-ilaz (diminutive suffix) Inflection templates: {{gem-decl-noun}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], hwītilaz [nominative, singular], hwītilōz [nominative, plural], hwītilōs [nominative, plural], hwītil [singular, vocative], hwītilōz [plural, vocative], hwītilōs [plural, vocative], hwītilą [accusative, singular], hwītilanz [accusative, plural], hwītilas [genitive, singular], hwītilis [genitive, singular], hwītilǫ̂ [genitive, plural], hwītilai [dative, singular], hwītilamaz [dative, plural], hwītilō [instrumental, singular], hwītilamiz [instrumental, plural]
  1. linen, sheet Tags: masculine, reconstruction
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          "lang_code": "is",
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          "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
          "lang_code": "nn",
          "word": "kvitel"
        }
      ],
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      },
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      "name": "suf"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From *hwītaz + *-ilaz (diminutive suffix).",
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "table-tags"
      ]
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      "source": "inflection",
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
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    {
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "plural"
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hwītilō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hwītilamiz",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "gem-decl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Proto-Germanic",
  "lang_code": "gem-pro",
  "original_title": "Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hwītilaz",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
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        },
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          "parents": [],
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        }
      ],
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        "linen, sheet"
      ],
      "id": "en-hwītilaz-gem-pro-noun-so6d44pn",
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        [
          "linen",
          "linen"
        ],
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          "sheet"
        ]
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      ]
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈxʷiː.ti.lɑz/"
    }
  ],
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}
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        {
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                  "lang_code": "en",
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                  "word": "whithel"
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                      "word": "blanket"
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      "word": "*hwītil"
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        {
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          "lang_code": "is",
          "word": "hvítill"
        },
        {
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          "lang_code": "nn",
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    {
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        "3": "*-ilaz",
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      },
      "expansion": "*hwītaz + *-ilaz (diminutive suffix)",
      "name": "suf"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From *hwītaz + *-ilaz (diminutive suffix).",
  "forms": [
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gem-decl-noun",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
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    },
    {
      "form": "hwītilaz",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hwītilōz",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hwītilōs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hwītil",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hwītilōz",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hwītilōs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hwītilą",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hwītilanz",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hwītilas",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hwītilis",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hwītilǫ̂",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hwītilai",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hwītilamaz",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hwītilō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "name": "gem-decl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Proto-Germanic",
  "lang_code": "gem-pro",
  "original_title": "Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hwītilaz",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Proto-Germanic a-stem nouns",
        "Proto-Germanic entries with incorrect language header",
        "Proto-Germanic lemmas",
        "Proto-Germanic masculine nouns",
        "Proto-Germanic nouns",
        "Proto-Germanic terms suffixed with *-ilaz"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "linen, sheet"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
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        ],
        [
          "sheet",
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        ]
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      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈxʷiː.ti.lɑz/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "hwītilaz"
}

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