Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/-īnaz
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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
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos. Cognate with Latin -īnus and Ancient Greek -ινος (-inos).
Pronunciation
Adjective
*-īnaz
- -en. Forms adjectives of material from nouns, meaning 'made of (noun)'.
Inflection
Declension of *-īnaz (a-stem)
| Strong declension | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *-īnaz | *-īnai | *-īnō | *-īnôz | *-īną, -atō | *-īnō |
| Accusative | *-īnanǭ | *-īnanz | *-īnǭ | *-īnōz | *-īną, -atō | *-īnō |
| Genitive | *-īnas, -is | *-īnaizǫ̂ | *-īnaizōz | *-īnaizǫ̂ | *-īnas, -is | *-īnaizǫ̂ |
| Dative | *-īnammai | *-īnaimaz | *-īnaizōi | *-īnaimaz | *-īnammai | *-īnaimaz |
| Instrumental | *-īnanō | *-īnaimiz | *-īnaizō | *-īnaimiz | *-īnanō | *-īnaimiz |
| Weak declension | ||||||
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *-īnô | *-īnaniz | *-īnǭ | *-īnōniz | *-īnô | *-īnōnō |
| Accusative | *-īnanų | *-īnanunz | *-īnōnų | *-īnōnunz | *-īnô | *-īnōnō |
| Genitive | *-īniniz | *-īnanǫ̂ | *-īnōniz | *-īnōnǫ̂ | *-īniniz | *-īnanǫ̂ |
| Dative | *-īnini | *-īnammaz | *-īnōni | *-īnōmaz | *-īnini | *-īnammaz |
| Instrumental | *-īninē | *-īnammiz | *-īnōnē | *-īnōmiz | *-īninē | *-īnammiz |