*hulwiją

Runic: ᚺᚢᛚᚹᛁᛃᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈxul.wi.jɑ̃/

noun · neuter · ja-stem

Meanings

depression, hollow

Etymology

From *hulaz, *hulhwaz (‘hollow’), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- (‘to tend, lean, incline, bend, tip’).

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nom.hulwijąhulwijō
Acc.hulwijąhulwijō
Gen.hulwijas, hulwīshulwijǫ̂
Dat.hulwijaihulwijamaz
Inst.hulwijōhulwijamiz
Voc.hulwijąhulwijō

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Descendants

  • *hulwī (Proto-West Germanic)
    • holh (Old English)
      • holgh (Middle English)
        • hollow (English)
  • *hulwī (Proto-West Germanic)
    • huliwa, hulia (Old High German)
      • hülwe, hulwe (Middle High German)
  • hylr (Old Norse)
    • hyl, høl (Danish)
    • hylur (Faroese)
    • hylur (Icelandic)
    • høl, hyl (Norwegian)

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