Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/knawaz
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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]
Unclear. May be related to *knēaną, which is problematic itself. Alternatively, it could be related to *knūjaną.[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
*knawaz[1]
Inflection[edit]
Declension of *knawaz (a-stem)
| Strong declension | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *knawaz | *knawai | *knawō | *knawôz | *knawą, -atō | *knawō |
| Accusative | *knawanǭ | *knawanz | *knawǭ | *knawōz | *knawą, -atō | *knawō |
| Genitive | *knawas, -is | *knawaizǫ̂ | *knawaizōz | *knawaizǫ̂ | *knawas, -is | *knawaizǫ̂ |
| Dative | *knawammai | *knawaimaz | *knawaizōi | *knawaimaz | *knawammai | *knawaimaz |
| Instrumental | *knawanō | *knawaimiz | *knawaizō | *knawaimiz | *knawanō | *knawaimiz |
| Weak declension | ||||||
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *knawô | *knawaniz | *knawǭ | *knawōniz | *knawô | *knawōnō |
| Accusative | *knawanų | *knawanunz | *knawōnų | *knawōnunz | *knawô | *knawōnō |
| Genitive | *knawiniz | *knawanǫ̂ | *knawōniz | *knawōnǫ̂ | *knawiniz | *knawanǫ̂ |
| Dative | *knawini | *knawammaz | *knawōni | *knawōmaz | *knawini | *knawammaz |
| Instrumental | *knawinē | *knawammiz | *knawōnē | *knawōmiz | *knawinē | *knawammiz |