Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/aþna-

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂étnos (“that which goes; sun; year”), *h₂et-. Cognate with Sanskrit अत्न (atna, “the sun”), Latin annus (“year”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑθ.nɑz/ or
• IPA^(key): /ˈɑθ.nɑ̃/

Noun

*aþna- m or n

1. (East Germanic) a year

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *aþnaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*aþnaz	*aþnōz, *aþnōs
vocative	*aþn	*aþnōz, *aþnōs
accusative	*aþną	*aþnanz
genitive	*aþnas, *aþnis	*aþnǫ̂
dative	*aþnai	*aþnamaz
instrumental	*aþnō	*aþnamiz

or

neuter a-stemDeclension of *aþną (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*aþną	*aþnō
vocative	*aþną	*aþnō
accusative	*aþną	*aþnō
genitive	*aþnas, *aþnis	*aþnǫ̂
dative	*aþnai	*aþnamaz
instrumental	*aþnō	*aþnamiz

Synonyms

• *jērą
• (as a unit of time): *wintruz

Related terms

• *aþniją

Descendants

The Gothic attestation appears in only one form (dative plural) that could be either masculine or neuter.

• Gothic: 𐌰𐌸𐌽𐌰𐌼 (aþnam)