*hwassaz
Runic: ᚺᚹᚨᛊᚨᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈxʷɑs.sɑz/adjective · a-stem
Meanings
sharp
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *kʷh₁dtós (‘sharpened’); by surface analysis, the original participle of *hwētaną (‘to attack, stab’).
Declension
Strong declension
| Case | Sg. Masc. | Sg. Fem. | Sg. Neut. | Pl. Masc. | Pl. Fem. | Pl. Neut. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. | hwassaz | hwassō | hwassą, -atō | hwassai | hwassôz | hwassō |
| Acc. | hwassanǭ | hwassǭ | hwassą, -atō | hwassanz | hwassōz | hwassō |
| Gen. | hwassas, -is | hwassaizōz | hwassas, -is | hwassaizǫ̂ | hwassaizǫ̂ | hwassaizǫ̂ |
| Dat. | hwassammai | hwassaizōi | hwassammai | hwassaimaz | hwassaimaz | hwassaimaz |
| Inst. | hwassanō | hwassaizō | hwassanō | hwassaimiz | hwassaimiz | hwassaimiz |
Weak declension
| Case | Sg. Masc. | Sg. Fem. | Sg. Neut. | Pl. Masc. | Pl. Fem. | Pl. Neut. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. | hwassô | hwassǭ | hwassô | hwassaniz | hwassōniz | hwassōnō |
| Acc. | hwassanų | hwassōnų | hwassô | hwassanunz | hwassōnunz | hwassōnō |
| Gen. | hwassiniz | hwassōniz | hwassiniz | hwassanǫ̂ | hwassōnǫ̂ | hwassanǫ̂ |
| Dat. | hwassini | hwassōni | hwassini | hwassammaz | hwassōmaz | hwassammaz |
| Inst. | hwassinē | hwassōnē | hwassinē | hwassammiz | hwassōmiz | hwassammiz |
Descendants
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*hwass (Proto-West Germanic)
- hwæs (Old English)
- was (Old High German)
- hwass (Old Saxon)
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hvass (Old Norse)
- hvassur (Faroese)
- hvass (Icelandic)
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hvass (Old Norse)
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hvas (Danish)
- hvass (Norwegian Bokmål)
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hvas (Danish)
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hvass (Old Norse)
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kvass (Norwegian Nynorsk)
- kvass (Norwegian Bokmål)
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kvass (Norwegian Nynorsk)
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hvass (Old Norse)
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hvas (Old Swedish)
- vass, hvass (Swedish)
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hvas (Old Swedish)
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*𐍈𐌰𐍃𐍃 (*ƕass) (Gothic)
- 𐍈𐌰𐍃𐍃𐌰𐌱𐌰 (ƕassaba) (Gothic)