*hleuzą

Runic: ᚺᛚᛖᚢᛉᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈxleu̯.zɑ̃/

noun · neuter · a-stem

Meanings

  1. ear
  2. temple (of the forehead)
  3. side of the head or face; profile; cheek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ḱlews- (‘side of the head, temple, ear’), that is, the area around the ears (side of the head).

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nom.hleuząhleuzō
Acc.hleuząhleuzō
Gen.hleuzas, hliuzishleuzǫ̂
Dat.hleuzaihleuzamaz
Inst.hleuzōhleuzamiz
Voc.hleuząhleuzō

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Descendants

  • *hleuʀ (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *hleura, thunnichleura, *hlior, *lior (Old Dutch)
      • liere, lier (Middle Dutch)
        • lier (Dutch)
  • *hleuʀ (Proto-West Germanic)
    • hlēor (Old English)
      • leor, ler, lere (Middle English)
        • leer (English)
        • lere (Scots)
  • *hleuʀ (Proto-West Germanic)
    • hlior, hleor (Old Saxon)
      • lêr (Middle Low German)
        • Leer (German Low German)
  • hlýr (Old Norse)
    • hlýr (Icelandic)
    • lyra (Swedish)
  • hlýr (Old Norse)
    • lire, lyre (Middle English)
      • lire, lyre (Scots)

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