*bērusjaz
Runic: ᛒᛖᚱᚢᛊᛃᚨᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈbɛː.rus.jɑz/noun · masculine · ja-stem
Meanings
mothers, parents
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *bʰe-bʰr-ús-ih₂ (‘she who has borne’), a perfect participle with feminine suffix, featuring reduplication > pre-Germanic bʰē-r-ús-yos with loss of reduplication and remodeling of the vowel to ē (similar to the past plural indicative) and ultimately remodeled as a masculine ja-stem.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | bērusjaz | bērusjōz, bērusjōs |
| Acc. | bērusją | bērusjanz |
| Gen. | bērusjas, bērusis | bērusjǫ̂ |
| Dat. | bērusjai | bērusjamaz |
| Inst. | bērusjō | bērusjamiz |
| Voc. | bērusi | bērusjōz, bērusjōs |
Descendants
- 𐌱𐌴𐍂𐌿𐍃𐌾𐍉𐍃 (bērusjōs) (Gothic)