*hlahtraz

Runic: ᚺᛚᚨᚺᛏᚱᚨᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈxlɑx.trɑz/

noun · masculine · a-stem

Meanings

laughter

Etymology

From *hlahjaną (‘to laugh’).

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nom.hlahtrazhlahtrōz, hlahtrōs
Acc.hlahtrąhlahtranz
Gen.hlahtras, hlahtrishlahtrǫ̂
Dat.hlahtraihlahtramaz
Inst.hlahtrōhlahtramiz
Voc.hlahtrhlahtrōz, hlahtrōs

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Descendants

  • *hlahtr (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *lahtar, lahter (Old Dutch)
      • lachter (Middle Dutch)
        • lachter (Dutch)
  • *hlahtr (Proto-West Germanic)
    • hleahtor (Old English)
      • laughter, laghter, laȝter (Middle English)
        • laughter (English)
        • lachter, lauchter (Scots)
  • *hlahtr (Proto-West Germanic)
    • hlahtar, lahtar (Old High German)
      • lahter (Middle High German)
  • *hlahtr (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *hlahtar (Old Saxon)
      • lachter (Middle Low German)
  • hlátr (Old Norse)
    • látur (Faroese)
    • latter (Gutnish)
    • hlátur (Icelandic)
    • lāter (Old Swedish)
    • latter (Scanian)
  • hlátr (Old Norse)
    • latter (Danish)
      • latter (Norwegian Bokmål)
        • latter (Norwegian Nynorsk)
  • hlátr (Old Norse)
    • lått (Norwegian Nynorsk)
      • lått (Norwegian Bokmål)

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