"skīru" meaning in Proto-West Germanic

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Noun

Etymology: A nominal formation probably related to Proto-Germanic *skīriz (“pure, clear, sheer”). Alternative theories include a derivation from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to divide”). Etymology templates: {{cog|gem-pro|*skīriz|t=pure, clear, sheer}} Proto-Germanic *skīriz (“pure, clear, sheer”), {{der|gmw-pro|ine-pro|*(s)ker-|t=to divide}} Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to divide”) Head templates: {{head|gmw-pro|noun|g=f}} *skīru f Inflection templates: {{gmw-infl-noun-o}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], skīru [nominative, singular], skīrō [nominative, plural], skīrā [accusative, singular], skīrā [accusative, plural], skīrā [genitive, singular], skīrō [genitive, plural], skīrē [dative, singular], skīrōm [dative, plural], skīrum [dative, plural], skīru [instrumental, singular], skīrōm [instrumental, plural], skīrum [instrumental, plural]
  1. office, district Tags: feminine, reconstruction
    Sense id: en-skīru-gmw-pro-noun-nPpeSVgQ Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Proto-West Germanic entries with incorrect language header
{
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ang",
            "2": "sċīr"
          },
          "expansion": "Old English: sċīr, sċiir, sċȳr\nMiddle English: schire, chire, schere, schyere, schyr, schyre, shere, shiere, shire, shyre, ssire\nEnglish: shire\n→ Icelandic: skíri\nScots: shire",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old English: sċīr, sċiir, sċȳr\nMiddle English: schire, chire, schere, schyere, schyr, schyre, shere, shiere, shire, shyre, ssire\nEnglish: shire\n→ Icelandic: skíri\nScots: shire"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "goh",
            "2": "skīra",
            "3": "scīra",
            "4": "skiera",
            "5": "sciera"
          },
          "expansion": "Old High German: skīra, scīra, skiera, sciera",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old High German: skīra, scīra, skiera, sciera"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gem-pro",
        "2": "*skīriz",
        "t": "pure, clear, sheer"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *skīriz (“pure, clear, sheer”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gmw-pro",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*(s)ker-",
        "t": "to divide"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to divide”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "A nominal formation probably related to Proto-Germanic *skīriz (“pure, clear, sheer”).\nAlternative theories include a derivation from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to divide”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gmw-infl-noun-o",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ō-stem",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "skīru",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "skīrō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "skīrā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "skīrā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "skīrā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "skīrō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "skīrē",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "skīrōm",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "skīrum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "skīru",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "skīrōm",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "skīrum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gmw-pro",
        "2": "noun",
        "g": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "*skīru f",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "gmw-infl-noun-o"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Proto-West Germanic",
  "lang_code": "gmw-pro",
  "original_title": "Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/skīru",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Proto-West Germanic entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "office, district"
      ],
      "id": "en-skīru-gmw-pro-noun-nPpeSVgQ",
      "links": [
        [
          "office",
          "office"
        ],
        [
          "district",
          "district"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "reconstruction"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "skīru"
}
{
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ang",
            "2": "sċīr"
          },
          "expansion": "Old English: sċīr, sċiir, sċȳr\nMiddle English: schire, chire, schere, schyere, schyr, schyre, shere, shiere, shire, shyre, ssire\nEnglish: shire\n→ Icelandic: skíri\nScots: shire",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old English: sċīr, sċiir, sċȳr\nMiddle English: schire, chire, schere, schyere, schyr, schyre, shere, shiere, shire, shyre, ssire\nEnglish: shire\n→ Icelandic: skíri\nScots: shire"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "goh",
            "2": "skīra",
            "3": "scīra",
            "4": "skiera",
            "5": "sciera"
          },
          "expansion": "Old High German: skīra, scīra, skiera, sciera",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old High German: skīra, scīra, skiera, sciera"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gem-pro",
        "2": "*skīriz",
        "t": "pure, clear, sheer"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *skīriz (“pure, clear, sheer”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gmw-pro",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*(s)ker-",
        "t": "to divide"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to divide”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "A nominal formation probably related to Proto-Germanic *skīriz (“pure, clear, sheer”).\nAlternative theories include a derivation from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to divide”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gmw-infl-noun-o",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ō-stem",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "skīru",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "skīrō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "skīrā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "skīrā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "skīrā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "skīrō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "skīrē",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "skīrōm",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "skīrum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "skīru",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "skīrōm",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "skīrum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gmw-pro",
        "2": "noun",
        "g": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "*skīru f",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "gmw-infl-noun-o"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Proto-West Germanic",
  "lang_code": "gmw-pro",
  "original_title": "Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/skīru",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Proto-West Germanic entries with incorrect language header",
        "Proto-West Germanic feminine nouns",
        "Proto-West Germanic lemmas",
        "Proto-West Germanic nouns",
        "Proto-West Germanic terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Proto-West Germanic ō-stem nouns",
        "gmw-pro:Administrative divisions"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "office, district"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "office",
          "office"
        ],
        [
          "district",
          "district"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "reconstruction"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "skīru"
}

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