*bitraz

Runic: ᛒᛁᛏᚱᚨᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈbit.rɑz/

adjective · a-stem

Meanings

bitter

Etymology

From pre-Germanic *bʰid-ró-s (‘biting, splitting’) from root *bʰeyd- (‘to split’), equivalent to *bītaną (‘to bite’) + *-raz (forms adjectives from verbal roots).

Declension

Strong declension

Case	Sg. Masc.	Sg. Fem.	Sg. Neut.	Pl. Masc.	Pl. Fem.	Pl. Neut.
Nom.	bitraz	bitrō	bitrą, -atō	bitrai	bitrôz	bitrō
Acc.	bitranǭ	bitrǭ	bitrą, -atō	bitranz	bitrōz	bitrō
Gen.	bitras, -is	bitraizōz	bitras, -is	bitraizǫ̂	bitraizǫ̂	bitraizǫ̂
Dat.	bitrammai	bitraizōi	bitrammai	bitraimaz	bitraimaz	bitraimaz
Inst.	bitranō	bitraizō	bitranō	bitraimiz	bitraimiz	bitraimiz

Weak declension

Case	Sg. Masc.	Sg. Fem.	Sg. Neut.	Pl. Masc.	Pl. Fem.	Pl. Neut.
Nom.	bitrô	bitrǭ	bitrô	bitraniz	bitrōniz	bitrōnō
Acc.	bitranų	bitrōnų	bitrô	bitranunz	bitrōnunz	bitrōnō
Gen.	bitriniz	bitrōniz	bitriniz	bitranǫ̂	bitrōnǫ̂	bitranǫ̂
Dat.	bitrini	bitrōni	bitrini	bitrammaz	bitrōmaz	bitrammaz
Inst.	bitrinē	bitrōnē	bitrinē	bitrammiz	bitrōmiz	bitrammiz

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Descendants

*bitr, bittr (Proto-West Germanic)
- bitter (Old Dutch)
  - bitter (Middle Dutch)
    - bitter (Dutch)
*bitr, bittr (Proto-West Germanic)
- biter, bitter (Old English)
  - bitter (Middle English)
    - bitter (English)
    - bittir (Scots)
*bitr, bittr (Proto-West Germanic)
- *bitter (Old Frisian)
  - bitter (Saterland Frisian)
  - bitter (West Frisian)
*bitr, bittr (Proto-West Germanic)
- bittar, pittar (Old High German)
  - bitter, pitter (Middle High German)
    - bitter (German)
    - batter (Luxembourgish)
    - ביטער (biter) (Yiddish)
*bitr, bittr (Proto-West Germanic)
- bittar (Old Saxon)
  - bitter (Middle Low German)
    - bitter (Danish)
    - bitter (Low German)
    - bitter (Norwegian)
    - bitter (Swedish)
bitr (Old Norse)
- biderhvas (Danish)
- bitur (Faroese)
- bitur (Icelandic)
bitr (Old Norse)
- biter, bitter, beter (Old Swedish)
  - bitter (Swedish)

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