Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/-umnijō

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

Alternative forms

• *-umniją

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly representing a substantivization of the original middle participle *-m̥h₁nós > *-m̥h₁n-yo-, or an extension to what was originally an mn-stem formation.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /um.ni.jɔː/

Noun

*-umnijō f

1. Forms entity or state nouns.

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *-umnijō (ō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*-umnijō	*-umnijôz
vocative	*-umnijō	*-umnijôz
accusative	*-umnijǭ	*-umnijōz
genitive	*-umnijōz	*-umnijǫ̂
dative	*-umnijōi	*-umnijōmaz
instrumental	*-umnijō	*-umnijōmiz

Derived terms

Category Proto-Germanic terms suffixed with *-umnijō not found

Descendants

• Old Saxon: *-unnia
• Gothic: -𐌿𐌱𐌽𐌹 (-ubni)

Further reading

• G. Miller, The Oxford Gothic Grammar (Oxford 2019) pp. 347-349.