*linhtaz
Runic: ᛚᛁᚾᚺᛏᚨᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈlĩːx.tɑz/adjective · a-stem
Meanings
light (in weight)
Etymology
From Pre-Germanic *h₁lengʷʰ-tos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁lengʷʰ- (‘lightweight; swift’). By synchronic analysis, a to-stem adjectival derivative of *lingwaną (‘to make progress, succeed’).
Declension
Strong declension
| Case | Sg. Masc. | Sg. Fem. | Sg. Neut. | Pl. Masc. | Pl. Fem. | Pl. Neut. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. | linhtaz | linhtō | linhtą, -atō | linhtai | linhtôz | linhtō |
| Acc. | linhtanǭ | linhtǭ | linhtą, -atō | linhtanz | linhtōz | linhtō |
| Gen. | linhtas, -is | linhtaizōz | linhtas, -is | linhtaizǫ̂ | linhtaizǫ̂ | linhtaizǫ̂ |
| Dat. | linhtammai | linhtaizōi | linhtammai | linhtaimaz | linhtaimaz | linhtaimaz |
| Inst. | linhtanō | linhtaizō | linhtanō | linhtaimiz | linhtaimiz | linhtaimiz |
Weak declension
| Case | Sg. Masc. | Sg. Fem. | Sg. Neut. | Pl. Masc. | Pl. Fem. | Pl. Neut. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. | linhtô | linhtǭ | linhtô | linhtaniz | linhtōniz | linhtōnō |
| Acc. | linhtanų | linhtōnų | linhtô | linhtanunz | linhtōnunz | linhtōnō |
| Gen. | linhtiniz | linhtōniz | linhtiniz | linhtanǫ̂ | linhtōnǫ̂ | linhtanǫ̂ |
| Dat. | linhtini | linhtōni | linhtini | linhtammaz | linhtōmaz | linhtammaz |
| Inst. | linhtinē | linhtōnē | linhtinē | linhtammiz | linhtōmiz | linhtammiz |
Descendants
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*lį̄ht (Proto-West Germanic)
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*līht (Old Dutch)
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licht (Middle Dutch)
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licht (Dutch)
- lig (Afrikaans)
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licht (Dutch)
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licht (Middle Dutch)
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*līht (Old Dutch)
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*lį̄ht (Proto-West Germanic)
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lēoht (Old English)
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liȝt, lyghte (Middle English)
- light (English)
- licht (Scots)
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liȝt, lyghte (Middle English)
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lēoht (Old English)
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*lį̄ht (Proto-West Germanic)
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licht (Old Frisian)
- licht (West Frisian)
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licht (Old Frisian)
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*lį̄ht (Proto-West Germanic)
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līht, līhti (Old High German)
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līht (Middle High German)
- ? (Central Franconian)
- ? (East Central German)
- leicht (German)
- läicht, leicht, licht (Rhine Franconian)
- לײַכט (laykht) (Yiddish)
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līht (Middle High German)
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līht, līhti (Old High German)
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*lį̄ht (Proto-West Germanic)
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līht (Old Saxon)
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licht (Middle Low German)
- licht (Low German)
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licht (Middle Low German)
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līht (Old Saxon)
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léttr (Old Norse)
- let (Danish)
- lættur (Faroese)
- léttur (Icelandic)
- lett (Norwegian Bokmål)
- lett (Norwegian Nynorsk)
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léttr (Old Norse)
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lǣtter (Old Swedish)
- lätt (Swedish)
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lǣtter (Old Swedish)
- 𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌷𐍄𐍃 (leihts) (Gothic)