Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/stainaz

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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 Pre-Germanic *stoyh₂nos, o-grade from Proto-Indo-European *steyh₂- (to stiffen).[1] Compare Proto-Slavic *stěna (cliff, rock) and Ancient Greek στῖον (stîon, pebble).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

*stainaz m

  1. stone

Inflection[edit]

masculine a-stemDeclension of *stainaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *stainaz *stainōz, *stainōs
vocative *stain *stainōz, *stainōs
accusative *stainą *stainanz
genitive *stainas, *stainis *stainǫ̂
dative *stainai *stainamaz
instrumental *stainō *stainamiz

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Descendants[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN