*fahsą
Runic: ᚠᚨᚺᛊᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈɸɑx.sɑ̃/noun · neuter · a-stem
Meanings
- hair
- mane
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *póḱ-s-o-m (‘hair; literally ‘that which is combed, shorn, or plucked’’), from Proto-Indo-European *peḱ- (‘to pluck (wool, hair)’). Cognate with Ancient Greek πόκος (pókos) (pókos, ‘wool; shorn wool, fleece’) and Sanskrit पक्ष्मन् (pákṣman) (pákṣman, ‘eyelash, hair, filament of a flower’).
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | fahsą | fahsō |
| Acc. | fahsą | fahsō |
| Gen. | fahsas, fahsis | fahsǫ̂ |
| Dat. | fahsai | fahsamaz |
| Inst. | fahsō | fahsamiz |
| Voc. | fahsą | fahsō |
Descendants
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*fahs (Proto-West Germanic)
- fax (Old Frisian)
- fahs (Old Saxon)
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*fahs (Proto-West Germanic)
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*fahs (Old Dutch)
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vas (Middle Dutch)
- vas (Dutch)
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vas (Middle Dutch)
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*fahs (Old Dutch)
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*fahs (Proto-West Germanic)
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feax (Old English)
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fax (Middle English)
- fax (English)
- fax (Scots)
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fax (Middle English)
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feax (Old English)
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*fahs (Proto-West Germanic)
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fahs (Old High German)
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vahs (Middle High German)
- Fachs (Alemannic German)
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vahs (Middle High German)
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fahs (Old High German)
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fax (Old Norse)
- faks (Faroese)
- fax (Icelandic)
- faks (Norwegian)
- fax (Scots)