*fawaz
Runic: ᚠᚨᚹᚨᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈɸɑ.wɑz/adjective · a-stem
Meanings
- few
- little (small amount of)
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *ph2w-ó-s, a zero-greade form of root *peh2w- (‘few, little; smallness’) (Kroonen 2013). Cognates are Latin paucus (‘few, little’), Ancient Greek παῦρος (paûros) (paûros, ‘little, small’), Lithuanian putýtis (‘young bird, young animal’), and Sanskri: पोत (pota, ‘young of an animal’).
Declension
Strong declension
| Case | Sg. Masc. | Sg. Fem. | Sg. Neut. | Pl. Masc. | Pl. Fem. | Pl. Neut. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. | fawaz | fawō | fawą, -atō | fawai | fawôz | fawō |
| Acc. | fawanǭ | fawǭ | fawą, -atō | fawanz | fawōz | fawō |
| Gen. | fawas, fawis | fawaizōz | fawas, fawis | fawaizǫ̂ | fawaizǫ̂ | fawaizǫ̂ |
| Dat. | fawammai | fawaizōi | fawammai | fawaimaz | fawaimaz | fawaimaz |
| Inst. | fawanō | fawaizō | fawanō | fawaimiz | fawaimiz | fawaimiz |
Weak declension
| Case | Sg. Masc. | Sg. Fem. | Sg. Neut. | Pl. Masc. | Pl. Fem. | Pl. Neut. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Acc. | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Gen. | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Dat. | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Inst. | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Descendants
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*fau (Proto-West Germanic)
- fē (Old Frisian)
- fao, fō, fōh (Old High German)
- faho, fā, fō (Old Saxon)
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*fau (Proto-West Germanic)
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fēaw, fēawa, fēawe, fēa (Old English)
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fewe, feawe, feu (Middle English)
- few (English)
- feu, fyow (Scots)
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fewe, feawe, feu (Middle English)
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fēaw, fēawa, fēawe, fēa (Old English)
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fár (Old Norse)
- få (Danish)
- fáur (Faroese)
- fár (Icelandic)
- få (Norwegian Bokmål)
- få (Norwegian Nynorsk)
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fár (Old Norse)
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fār (Old Swedish)
- få (Swedish)
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fār (Old Swedish)
- 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍃 (faus) (Gothic)