*falwaz
Runic: ᚠᚨᛚᚹᚨᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈɸɑl.wɑz/adjective · a-stem
Meanings
pale, gray, fallow
Etymology
Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *polH-wós, from root *pelH-(‘pale, gray’). In this case, cognate with Latin pullus (‘dark-colored, darlk gray, dusky’), Ancient Greek πολιός (poliós) (poliós, ‘gray, grizzled, grizzly’) and πελιός (peliós, ‘black and blue, livid; dark, dull’), and Proto-Balto-Slavic *palwas (‘pale yellow’). (Mažiulis 1996) explicitly connects Old Prussian *palvē (Proto-Baltic *palva-;) (Proto-Baltic *palva-;, ‘grayish, brownish’) and favors a PIE verbal root *(s)p(H)el- ‘shine weakly, shimmer’.
Declension
Strong declension
| Case | Sg. Masc. | Sg. Fem. | Sg. Neut. | Pl. Masc. | Pl. Fem. | Pl. Neut. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. | falwaz | falwō | falwą, -atō | falwai | falwôz | falwō |
| Acc. | falwanǭ | falwǭ | falwą, -atō | falwanz | falwōz | falwō |
| Gen. | falwas, -is | falwaizōz | falwas, -is | falwaizǫ̂ | falwaizǫ̂ | falwaizǫ̂ |
| Dat. | falwammai | falwaizōi | falwammai | falwaimaz | falwaimaz | falwaimaz |
| Inst. | falwanō | falwaizō | falwanō | falwaimiz | falwaimiz | falwaimiz |
Weak declension
| Case | Sg. Masc. | Sg. Fem. | Sg. Neut. | Pl. Masc. | Pl. Fem. | Pl. Neut. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. | falwô | falwǭ | falwô | falwaniz | falwōniz | falwōnō |
| Acc. | falwanų | falwōnų | falwô | falwanunz | falwōnunz | falwōnō |
| Gen. | falwiniz | falwōniz | falwiniz | falwanǫ̂ | falwōnǫ̂ | falwanǫ̂ |
| Dat. | falwini | falwōni | falwini | falwammaz | falwōmaz | falwammaz |
| Inst. | falwinē | falwōnē | falwinē | falwammiz | falwōmiz | falwammiz |
Descendants
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*falu (Proto-West Germanic)
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fealu (Old English)
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falwe, falewe, falow (Middle English)
- fallow (English)
- fallow, fallaw, fellow, follow (Scots)
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falwe, falewe, falow (Middle English)
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fealu (Old English)
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*falu (Proto-West Germanic)
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*falo, *falu (Old Frisian)
- foal (Saterland Frisian)
- feal (West Frisian)
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*falo, *falu (Old Frisian)
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*falu (Proto-West Germanic)
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falu (Old Saxon)
- falwisch (Middle Low German)
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falu (Old Saxon)
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*falu (Proto-West Germanic)
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falu (Old Saxon)
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fāle, vāle, fāl, vāl (Middle Low German)
- fahl (Low German)
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fāle, vāle, fāl, vāl (Middle Low German)
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falu (Old Saxon)
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*falu (Proto-West Germanic)
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*falu (Frankish)
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*falo (Old Dutch)
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vāle (Middle Dutch)
- vaal (Limburgish)
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vāle (Middle Dutch)
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*falo (Old Dutch)
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*falu (Frankish)
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*falu (Proto-West Germanic)
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*falu (Frankish)
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*falo (Old Dutch)
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vāle (Middle Dutch)
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vaal (Dutch)
- vaal (Afrikaans)
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vaal (Dutch)
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vāle (Middle Dutch)
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*falo (Old Dutch)
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*falu (Frankish)
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*falu (Proto-West Germanic)
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falo (Old High German)
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val (Middle High German)
- fahl, falb (German)
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val (Middle High German)
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falo (Old High German)
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fǫlr (Old Norse)
- følin (Faroese)
- fölur (Icelandic)
- fal (Swedish)