*halsaz
Runic: ᚺᚨᛚᛊᚨᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈxɑl.sɑz/noun · masculine · a-stem
Meanings
neck, throat
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *kólsos (‘neck’), and cognate with Latin collum (‘neck’). The formation is traditionally further derived from the root *kʷel- (‘to turn’), though the loss of the labial *kʷ- > *k- is irregular.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | halsaz | halsōz, halsōs |
| Acc. | halsą | halsanz |
| Gen. | halsas, halsis | halsǫ̂ |
| Dat. | halsai | halsamaz |
| Inst. | halsō | halsamiz |
| Voc. | hals | halsōz, halsōs |
Descendants
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*hals (Proto-West Germanic)
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hals (Old Dutch)
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hals (Middle Dutch)
- hals (Dutch)
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hals (Middle Dutch)
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hals (Old Dutch)
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*hals (Proto-West Germanic)
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heals (Old English)
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hals (Middle English)
- halse, hawse (English)
- hause (Scots)
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hals (Middle English)
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heals (Old English)
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*hals (Proto-West Germanic)
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hals (Old Frisian)
- Hoals (Saterland Frisian)
- hals (West Frisian)
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hals (Old Frisian)
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*hals (Proto-West Germanic)
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hals (Old High German)
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hals (Middle High German)
- hals, haltz (Cimbrian)
- Hals (German)
- Hals (Luxembourgish)
- האַלדז (haldz) (Yiddish)
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hals (Middle High German)
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hals (Old High German)
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*hals (Proto-West Germanic)
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hals (Old Saxon)
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hals (Middle Low German)
- Hals (German Low German)
- Hauls (Plautdietsch)
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hals (Middle Low German)
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hals (Old Saxon)
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hals (Old Norse)
- hálsur (Faroese)
- hals (Gutnish)
- háls (Icelandic)
- hals, håls, hwåls (Norn)
- hals, håls’e, hås (Norwegian Nynorsk)
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hals (Old Norse)
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hals (Danish)
- hals (Norwegian Bokmål)
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hals (Danish)
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hals (Old Norse)
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hals (Old Swedish)
- hals (Swedish)
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hals (Old Swedish)
- 𐌷𐌰𐌻𐍃 (hals) (Gothic)