*skuwwô
Runic: ᛊᚲᚢᚹᛟ Pronunciation: /ˈskuw.wɔːː/noun · masculine · an-stem
Meanings
- reflection, mirror image
- shadow
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱeh₃w-ō ~ *(s)ḱuh₃-nés (‘(one's) shadow, reflection’), from *(s)ḱeh₃w- (‘shadow’) + *-ō. Alternatively, per Kroonen, from or influenced in meaning by Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewh₁- (‘to perceive, observe’), while Orel prefers a derivation from *(s)kewH- (‘to cover, hide’).
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | skuwwô | skuwwaniz |
| Acc. | skuwwanų | skuwwanunz |
| Gen. | skuwwiniz | skuwwanǫ̂ |
| Dat. | skuwwini | skuwwammaz |
| Inst. | skuwwinē | skuwwammiz |
| Voc. | skuwwô | skuwwaniz |
Descendants
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*skūwō (Proto-West Germanic)
- sċūwa, sċūa (Old English)
- skūwo, skūo (Old High German)
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skuggi (Old Norse)
- skugge (Elfdalian)
- skuggi (Faroese)
- skugge, skugg' (Gutnish)
- skuggi (Icelandic)
- skugge (Norwegian Nynorsk)
- skugga (Swedish)
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skuggi (Old Norse)
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skygge (Danish)
- skygge (Norwegian Bokmål)
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skygge (Danish)
- 𐍃𐌺𐌿𐌲𐌲𐍅𐌰 (skuggwa) (Gothic)
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*kuva (Proto-Finnic)
- kuva (Finnish)
- kuva (Ingrian)
- kuva (Veps)
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*kuva (Proto-Finnic)
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? (Karelian)
- kuva (North Karelian)
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? (Karelian)