*tehswô

Runic: ᛏᛖᚺᛊᚹᛟ Pronunciation: /ˈtexs.wɔːː/

adjective · n-stem

Meanings

right (opposite of left)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *deḱs- (‘right’). Cognate with Latin dexter (‘right’), Lithuanian dešinys (‘right’).

Declension

Strong declension

CaseSg. Masc.Sg. Fem.Sg. Neut.Pl. Masc.Pl. Fem.Pl. Neut.
Nom.tehswôtehswǭtehswôtehswaniztehswōniztehswōnō
Acc.tehswanųtehswōnųtehswôtehswanunztehswōnunztehswōnō
Gen.tihswiniztehswōniztihswiniztehswanǫ̂tehswōnǫ̂tehswanǫ̂
Dat.tihswinitehswōnitihswinitehswammaztehswōmaztehswammaz
Inst.tihswinētehswōnētihswinētehswammiztehswōmiztehswammiz

Weak declension

CaseSg. Masc.Sg. Fem.Sg. Neut.Pl. Masc.Pl. Fem.Pl. Neut.
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Descendants

  • *tehswō (Proto-West Germanic)
    • zeso (Old High German)
      • (inflected forms: zësewer, zëswer, zësem
        • zesn (Bavarian)
        • zese (German)
  • *tehswō (Proto-West Germanic)
    • zeso (Old High German)
      • zëse (Middle High German)
        • zesn (Bavarian)
        • zese (German)
  • 𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍃𐍅𐌰 (taihswa) (Gothic)

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