Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/sandakurną

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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 *sandaz (sand) +‎ *kurną (grain).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɑn.dɑ.ˌkur.nɑ̃/

Noun[edit]

*sandakurną n[1]

  1. grain of sand

Inflection[edit]

neuter a-stemDeclension of *sandakurną (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *sandakurną *sandakurnō
vocative *sandakurną *sandakurnō
accusative *sandakurną *sandakurnō
genitive *sandakurnas, *sandakurnis *sandakurnǫ̂
dative *sandakurnai *sandakurnamaz
instrumental *sandakurnō *sandakurnamiz

Descendants[edit]

  • Old English: sandcorn
  • German: Sandkorn
  • Old Norse: sandkorn

References[edit]

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*sandakurnan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 318