Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/snīwaną

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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 Proto-Indo-European *sneygʷʰ-.

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

*snīwaną[1][2]

  1. to snow

Inflection[edit]

Conjugation of *snīwaną (strong class 1)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *snīwō *snīwaų — *snīwai ?
2nd singular *snīwizi *snīwaiz *snīw *snīwazai *snīwaizau
3rd singular *snīwidi *snīwai *snīwadau *snīwadai *snīwaidau
1st dual *snīwōz *snīwaiw — — —
2nd dual *snīwadiz *snīwaidiz *snīwadiz — —
1st plural *snīwamaz *snīwaim — *snīwandai *snīwaindau
2nd plural *snīwid *snīwaid *snīwid *snīwandai *snīwaindau
3rd plural *snīwandi *snīwain *snīwandau *snīwandai *snīwaindau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *snaiw *sniwį̄
2nd singular *snaiwt *sniwīz
3rd singular *snaiw *sniwī
1st dual *sniwū *sniwīw
2nd dual *sniwudiz *sniwīdiz
1st plural *sniwum *sniwīm
2nd plural *sniwud *sniwīd
3rd plural *sniwun *sniwīn
present past
participles *snīwandz *sniwanaz

Related terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*snīwan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 462
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*snīʒwanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 358
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