Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kunþaz

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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]

*kunnaną (“to know”) +‎ *-þaz. See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. From Pre-Germanic *ǵń̥h₃tos, via unexplained accent shift from Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥h₃tós.

Pronunciation[edit]

Participle[edit]

*kunþaz[1][2]

  1. past participle of *kunnaną

Adjective[edit]

*kunþaz

  1. known

Inflection[edit]

Declension of *kunþaz (a-stem)
Strong declension
Case Masculine Feminine Neuter
Singular Plural Singular Plural Singular Plural
Nominative *kunþaz *kunþai *kunþō *kunþôz *kunþą, -atō *kunþō
Accusative *kunþanǭ *kunþanz *kunþǭ *kunþōz *kunþą, -atō *kunþō
Genitive *kunþas, -is *kunþaizǫ̂ *kunþaizōz *kunþaizǫ̂ *kunþas, -is *kunþaizǫ̂
Dative *kunþammai *kunþaimaz *kunþaizōi *kunþaimaz *kunþammai *kunþaimaz
Instrumental *kunþanō *kunþaimiz *kunþaizō *kunþaimiz *kunþanō *kunþaimiz
Weak declension
Case Masculine Feminine Neuter
Singular Plural Singular Plural Singular Plural
Nominative *kunþô *kunþaniz *kunþǭ *kunþōniz *kunþô *kunþōnō
Accusative *kunþanų *kunþanunz *kunþōnų *kunþōnunz *kunþô *kunþōnō
Genitive *kunþiniz *kunþanǫ̂ *kunþōniz *kunþōnǫ̂ *kunþiniz *kunþanǫ̂
Dative *kunþini *kunþammaz *kunþōni *kunþōmaz *kunþini *kunþammaz
Instrumental *kunþinē *kunþammiz *kunþōnē *kunþōmiz *kunþinē *kunþammiz


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Descendants[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ “couth, adj. (and n.1)”, in OED Online Paid subscription required⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 1893.
  2. ^ “cǒuth, adj. (& n.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
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