*ēþmaz
Runic: ᛖᚦᛗᚨᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈɛːθ.mɑz/noun · masculine · a-stem
Meanings
- breath, breathing
- spirit
- breeze
Etymology
Likely a reformulation of ēþmô (‘breath, spirit’) as an a-stem.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | ēþmaz | ēþmōz, ēþmōs |
| Acc. | ēþmą | ēþmanz |
| Gen. | ēþmas, ēþmis | ēþmǫ̂ |
| Dat. | ēþmai | ēþmamaz |
| Inst. | ēþmō | ēþmamiz |
| Voc. | ēþm | ēþmōz, ēþmōs |
Descendants
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*āþm, ādm (Proto-West Germanic)
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*āthom, *āththem (Old Dutch)
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âdem, âessem, âsem (Middle Dutch)
- aom, aosem (Limburgish)
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âdem, âessem, âsem (Middle Dutch)
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*āthom, *āththem (Old Dutch)
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*āþm, ādm (Proto-West Germanic)
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*āthom, *āththem (Old Dutch)
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âdem, âessem, âsem (Middle Dutch)
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adem, asem (Dutch)
- asem (Afrikaans)
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adem, asem (Dutch)
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âdem, âessem, âsem (Middle Dutch)
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*āthom, *āththem (Old Dutch)
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*āþm, ādm (Proto-West Germanic)
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ǣþm, ǣðm, ēþm, ēðm (Old English)
- ethem (Middle English)
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ǣþm, ǣðm, ēþm, ēðm (Old English)
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*āþm, ādm (Proto-West Germanic)
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*āthma, *āmma, ēthma, ādema, amma, omma (Old Frisian)
- ome (North Frisian)
- Omme (Saterland Frisian)
- amme (West Frisian)
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*āthma, *āmma, ēthma, ādema, amma, omma (Old Frisian)
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*āþm, ādm (Proto-West Germanic)
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ātum, ātam, ātem, ātim, ādum, ādom, ādem, hātam (Old High German)
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ātem, ādem, āten (Middle High German)
- Åtem (Bavarian)
- aatom (Cimbrian)
- Atem, Odem (German)
- אָטעם (otem) (Yiddish)
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ātem, ādem, āten (Middle High German)
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ātum, ātam, ātem, ātim, ādum, ādom, ādem, hātam (Old High German)
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*āþm, ādm (Proto-West Germanic)
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āthom, āthum (Old Saxon)
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âdem, âtem, âtmen, âdam (Middle Low German)
- Aam, Aten (Low German)
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âdem, âtem, âtmen, âdam (Middle Low German)
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āthom, āthum (Old Saxon)