# An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/List of Abbreviations

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LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS.
abstr. = abstract.
acc. = accusative.
adj. = adjective.
adv. = adverb.
adverb. = adverbial.
Alem. = Alemannian.
Americ. = American.
Arab. = Arabic.
Armen. = Armenian.
Armor. = Armorican.
AS. = Anglo-Saxon.
Bav. = Bavarian.
Bohem. = Bohemian.
Bret. = Breton.
Burg. = Burgundian.
causat. = causative.
Chald. = Chaldean.
Chin. = Chinese.
class. = classical.
collect. = collective.
comp. = compare.
conj. = conjunction.
conjug. = conjugation.
contr. = contracted.
Corn. = Cornish.
CrimGoth. = Crimean Gothic.
Cymr. = Cymric.
Dan. = Danish.
dat. = dative.
declen. = declension.
denom. = denominative.
dial. = dialect, dialectic.
dimin. = diminutive.
Dor. = Doric.
Du. = Dutch.
E. = English.
EAryan = East Aryan.
East Teut. = East Teutonic.
Egypt. = Egyptian.
equiv. = equivalent.
Europ. = European.
f. = feminine.
Finn. = Finnish.
Fr. = French.
Franc. = Franconian.
frequent. = frequentative.
Fris. = Frisian.
Gael. = Gaelic.
Gall. = Gallic.
gen. = genitive.
Goth. = Gothic.
Gr. = Greek.
Hebr. = Hebrew.
HG. = High German.
Hung. = Hungarian.
Ic. = Icelandic.
Ind. = Indian.
indeclin. = indeclinable.
infin. = infinitive.
inflect. = inflected.
instrum. = instrumental.
intens. = intensive.
interj. = interjection.
interr. = interrogative.
intrans. = intransitive.
Ion. = Ionian.
Ir. = Irish.
Ital. = Italian.
Jew. = Jewish.
Kelt. = Keltic.
Lapp. = Lappish.
Lat. = Latin.
Lett. = Lettic.
LG. = Low German.
lit. = literal(ly).
Lith. = Lithuanian.
Lombard = Lombardic.
Lower Rhen. = Lower Rhenish.
m. = masculine.
MidDu. = Middle Dutch.
MidE. = Middle English.
MidG. = Middle German.
MidGr. = Middle Greek.
MidHG. = Middle High German.
MidLat. = Middle Latin.
MidLG. = Middle Low German.
ModDu. = Modern Dutch.
ModFr. = Modern French.
ModGr. = Modern Greek.
ModHG. = Modern High German
ModIc. = Modern Icelandic.
ModLG. = Modern Low German.
ModTeut. = Modern Teutonic.
Mongol. = Mongolian.
n. = neuter.
naut. = nautical.
nom. = nominative.
Norw. = Norwegian.
num. = numeral.
OAryan = Old Aryan.
OBulg. = Old Bulgarian.
ODu.= Old Dutch.
OFr.= Old French.
OFris. = Old Frisian.
OHG. = Old High German.
OIc. = Old Icelandic.
OInd. = Old Indian.
OIr. = Old Irish.
OKelt.= Old Keltic.
OLat. = Old Latin.
OLG. = Old Low German.
onomat. = onomatopoetic.
OPers. = Old Persian.
OPruss. = Old Prussian.
ord. = ordinal.
orig. = original(ly).
OSax. = Old Saxon.
OSlav. = Old Slavonic.
OSlov.= Old Slovenian.
OTeut. = Old Teutonic.
partic. = participle.
perf. = perfect.
Pers. = Persian.
Phœn. = Phœnician.
Pied. = Piedmontese.
plur. = plural.
Pol. = Polish.
Port. = Portuguese.
poss. = possessive.
Prak. = Prakrit.
pref. = prefix.
prep. = preposition.
pres. = present.
pret. = preterite.
prim. = primary.
primit. = primitive(ly).
pron. = pronoun.
pronom. = pronominal.
prop. = properly.
Proven. = Provençal.
Pruss. = Prussian.
redup. = reduplicated.
refl. = reflexive.
Rom. = Romance.
Russ. = Russian.
s. = singular.
Sans. = Sanscrit.
Sax. = Saxon.
Scand. = Scandinavian.
Scyth. = Scythian.
Sem. = Semitic.
Serv. = Servian.
Slav. = Slavonic.
Slov. = Slovenian
Span. = Spanish.
str. = strong.
subst. = substantive.
Suff. = suffix.
super. = superlative.
Swab. = Swabian.
Swed. = Swedish.
Teut. = Teutonic.
Thrac. = Thracian.
trans. = transitive.
Umb. = Umbrian.
UpG. = Upper German.
vb. = verb.
voc.= vocative.
W.= Welsh.
West Sax. = West Saxon.
West Teut. = West Teutonic.
An asterisk (*) signifies that the form adduced is only theoretical.