Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/gamainī
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This Proto-West 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-West Germanic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Germanic *gamainiz + *-ī (adjective suffix).
Adjective[edit]
*gamainī[1]
Inflection[edit]
| ja-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Masculine | ||
| Nominative | *gamainī | ||
| Genitive | *gamainijas | ||
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *gamainī | *gamainiju | *gamainī |
| Accusative | *gamainijanā | *gamainijā | *gamainī |
| Genitive | *gamainijas | *gamainijeʀā | *gamainijas |
| Dative | *gamainijumē | *gamainijeʀē | *gamainijumē |
| Instrumental | *gamainiju | *gamainijeʀu | *gamainiju |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *gamainijē | *gamainijō | *gamainiju |
| Accusative | *gamainijā | *gamainijā | *gamainiju |
| Genitive | *gamainijeʀō | *gamainijeʀō | *gamainijeʀō |
| Dative | *gamainijēm, *gamainijum | *gamainijēm, *gamainijum | *gamainijēm, *gamainijum |
| Instrumental | *gamainijēm, *gamainijum | *gamainijēm, *gamainijum | *gamainijēm, *gamainijum |
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- Old English: ġemǣne
- Old Frisian: gemēne
- Old Saxon: gimēni
- Old Dutch: *gimēni
- Old High German: gimeini
References[edit]
- ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 234: “PWGmc *gamainī”