"hwirbilaz" meaning in Proto-Germanic

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Noun

IPA: /ˈxʷir.βi.lɑz/
Etymology: From *hwerbaną + *-ilaz. Etymology templates: {{af|gem-pro|*hwerbaną|*-ilaz|id2=agent noun}} *hwerbaną + *-ilaz Inflection templates: {{gem-decl-noun}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], hwirbilaz [nominative, singular], hwirbilōz [nominative, plural], hwirbilōs [nominative, plural], hwirbil [singular, vocative], hwirbilōz [plural, vocative], hwirbilōs [plural, vocative], hwirbilą [accusative, singular], hwirbilanz [accusative, plural], hwirbilas [genitive, singular], hwirbilis [genitive, singular], hwirbilǫ̂ [genitive, plural], hwirbilai [dative, singular], hwirbilamaz [dative, plural], hwirbilō [instrumental, singular], hwirbilamiz [instrumental, plural]
  1. circle, ring, whirl Tags: masculine, reconstruction Derived forms: hwirbilōną
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          "whirl",
          "whirl"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "reconstruction"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈxʷir.βi.lɑz/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "hwirbilaz"
}

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