*gulbą

Runic: ᚷᚢᛚᛒᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈɣul.βɑ̃/

noun · neuter · a-stem

Meanings

floor

Etymology

Apparently from a Proto-Indo-European *gʰl̥bʰ-o-s, from a root *gʰelbʰ- (‘groove, gutter’). Compare Proto-Slavic *žȇlbъ (‘groove, socket’).

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nom.gulbągulbō
Acc.gulbągulbō
Gen.gulbas, gulbisgulbǫ̂
Dat.gulbaigulbamaz
Inst.gulbōgulbamiz
Voc.gulbągulbō

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Descendants

  • golf (Old Norse)
    • gólv (Faroese)
    • gólf (Icelandic)
    • golv (Swedish)
  • golf (Old Norse)
    • golv, gølv, góv, gæłv (Norwegian Nynorsk)
      • golv (Norwegian Bokmål)
  • golf (Old Norse)
    • gulf (Old Danish)
      • gulv (Danish)
        • gulv (Norwegian Bokmål)
  • *kuolpē (Proto-Samic)

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