*-az¹
Runic: ᚨᛉ Pronunciation: /ɑz/suffix · forms nouns · masculine · a-stem
Function
a-stem noun suffix
Etymology
From the Proto-Indo-European thematic masculine nominative singular ending *-o-s, regularly yielding Proto-Germanic *-az (Fulk 2018: 144–49; Ringe 2017: 51–56, 221–26).
Paradigm
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | -az | -ōz, -ōs |
| Acc. | -ą | -anz |
| Gen. | -as, -is | -ǫ̂ |
| Dat. | -ai | -amaz |
| Inst. | -ō | -amiz |
| Voc. | - | -ōz, -ōs |