*krēbiz
Runic: ᚲᚱᛖᛒᛁᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈkrɛː.βiz/adjective · i-stem
Meanings
strong
Etymology
Uncertain; possible vṛddhi gerundive of otherwise unattested *krebaną, perhaps related to *krafjaną (‘to demand’), *kraftuz (‘strength, power’).
Declension
Strong declension
| Case | Sg. Masc. | Sg. Fem. | Sg. Neut. | Pl. Masc. | Pl. Fem. | Pl. Neut. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. | krēbiz | krēbī | krēbį, -jatō | krēbijai | krēbijôz | krēbijō |
| Acc. | krēbijanǭ | krēbijǭ | krēbį, -jatō | krēbijanz | krēbijōz | krēbijō |
| Gen. | krēbijas, krēbīs | krēbijaizōz | krēbijas, krēbīs | krēbijaizǫ̂ | krēbijaizǫ̂ | krēbijaizǫ̂ |
| Dat. | krēbijammai | krēbijaizōi | krēbijammai | krēbijaimaz | krēbijaimaz | krēbijaimaz |
| Inst. | krēbijanō | krēbijaizō | krēbijanō | krēbijaimiz | krēbijaimiz | krēbijaimiz |
Weak declension
| Case | Sg. Masc. | Sg. Fem. | Sg. Neut. | Pl. Masc. | Pl. Fem. | Pl. Neut. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. | krēbijô | krēbijǭ | krēbijô | krēbijaniz | krēbijōniz | krēbijōnō |
| Acc. | krēbijanų | krēbijōnų | krēbijô | krēbijanunz | krēbijōnunz | krēbijōnō |
| Gen. | krēbīniz | krēbijōniz | krēbīniz | krēbijanǫ̂ | krēbijōnǫ̂ | krēbijanǫ̂ |
| Dat. | krēbīni | krēbijōni | krēbīni | krēbijammaz | krēbijōmaz | krēbijammaz |
| Inst. | krēbīnē | krēbijōnē | krēbīnē | krēbijammiz | krēbijōmiz | krēbijammiz |
Descendants
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kræfr (Old Norse)
- kræfur (Icelandic)
- kræv (Norwegian)
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*krěpъ (Proto-Slavic)
- křepý (Czech)
- крѣпъ (krěpŭ) (Old Church Slavonic)
- krȉjep (Serbo-Croatian)
- krepý (Slovene)