Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/gamainiz
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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[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From *ga- + *mainiz, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱom-moynis. Related to Latin commūnis (from earlier comoinis).
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
*gamainiz (comparative *gamainizô, superlative *gamainistaz)
Inflection[edit]
Declension of *gamainiz (i-stem)
| strong declension | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| nominative | *gamainiz | *gamainijai | *gamainī | *gamainijôz | *gamainį, *-jatō | *gamainijō |
| accusative | *gamainijanǭ | *gamainijanz | *gamainijǭ | *gamainijōz | *gamainį, *-jatō | *gamainijō |
| genitive | *gamainijas, *gamainīs | *gamainijaizǫ̂ | *gamainijaizōz | *gamainijaizǫ̂ | *gamainijas, *gamainīs | *gamainijaizǫ̂ |
| dative | *gamainijammai | *gamainijaimaz | *gamainijaizōi | *gamainijaimaz | *gamainijammai | *gamainijaimaz |
| instrumental | *gamainijanō | *gamainijaimiz | *gamainijaizō | *gamainijaimiz | *gamainijanō | *gamainijaimiz |
| weak declension | ||||||
| masculine | feminine | neuter | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| nominative | *gamainijô | *gamainijaniz | *gamainijǭ | *gamainijōniz | *gamainijô | *gamainijōnō |
| accusative | *gamainijanų | *gamainijanunz | *gamainijōnų | *gamainijōnunz | *gamainijô | *gamainijōnō |
| genitive | *gamainīniz | *gamainijanǫ̂ | *gamainijōniz | *gamainijōnǫ̂ | *gamainīniz | *gamainijanǫ̂ |
| dative | *gamainīni | *gamainijammaz | *gamainijōni | *gamainijōmaz | *gamainīni | *gamainijammaz |
| instrumental | *gamainīnē | *gamainijammiz | *gamainijōnē | *gamainijōmiz | *gamainīnē | *gamainijammiz |
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
Most later descendants confused and merged this word with *mainaz (“hurtful, bad, unjust, false”).