Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hrainiþō

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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 *hrainiz (clean, not dirty, pure) +‎ *-iþō.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈxrɑi̯.ni.θɔː/

Noun[edit]

*hrainiþō f[1]

  1. purification, cleansing

Inflection[edit]

ō-stemDeclension of *hrainiþō (ō-stem)
singular plural
nominative *hrainiþō *hrainiþôz
vocative *hrainiþō *hrainiþôz
accusative *hrainiþǭ *hrainiþōz
genitive *hrainiþōz *hrainiþǫ̂
dative *hrainiþōi *hrainiþōmaz
instrumental *hrainiþō *hrainiþōmiz

Descendants[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*xrainiþō”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 183