Part of speech: noun
Gender: feminine
Stem: -ō-
1. a rod, pole; 2. a cross, rood; a crucifix
Etymology
[Mod E ROOD ← Prot-Germ *rōdō, *rōdōn; O Fris rōde, rōd; O Sax rōda, ruoda “cross; stick, rod”; Dt roede “stick, rod” OHG ruota “stick, rod; post, pole” (Mod G Rute); O Icel róða, róði “cross; crucifix”]
Paradigm
1.1.2. (a)
(a) short-stemmed version: car-
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nouns, -ō- stem, feminine gender
caru
(care) |
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| singular | plural | |
| nominative | caru | cara, care |
| genitive | care | cara, carena |
| dative (instrumental) | care | carum |
| accusative | care | cara, care |
The ending -ena in Gen pl is determined by the analogy with the weak declension
(b) long-stemmed version: heord-
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nouns, -ō- stem, feminine gender
heord
(ჯოგი; ფარა) |
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| singular | plural | |
| nominative | heord | heorda, heorde |
| genitive | heorde | heorda, heordena |
| dative (instrumental) | heorde | heordum |
| accusative | heorde | heorda, heorde |
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