Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/twigimaz
 |
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 Pre-Germanic *dwiǵʰimos (“two winters (old)”), from Proto-Indo-European *dwi- (“two”) + a form of *ǵʰéyōm (“winter”). Cognate with Latin bīmus (“two years old”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
*twigimaz
- two years old
Inflection
Declension of *twigimaz (a-stem)
| Strong declension | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *twigimaz | *twigimai | *twigimō | *twigimôz | *twigimą, -atō | *twigimō |
| Accusative | *twigimanǭ | *twigimanz | *twigimǭ | *twigimōz | *twigimą, -atō | *twigimō |
| Genitive | *twigimas, -is | *twigimaizǫ̂ | *twigimaizōz | *twigimaizǫ̂ | *twigimas, -is | *twigimaizǫ̂ |
| Dative | *twigimammai | *twigimaimaz | *twigimaizōi | *twigimaimaz | *twigimammai | *twigimaimaz |
| Instrumental | *twigimanō | *twigimaimiz | *twigimaizō | *twigimaimiz | *twigimanō | *twigimaimiz |
| Weak declension | ||||||
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *twigimô | *twigimaniz | *twigimǭ | *twigimōniz | *twigimô | *twigimōnō |
| Accusative | *twigimanų | *twigimanunz | *twigimōnų | *twigimōnunz | *twigimô | *twigimōnō |
| Genitive | *twigiminiz | *twigimanǫ̂ | *twigimōniz | *twigimōnǫ̂ | *twigiminiz | *twigimanǫ̂ |
| Dative | *twigimini | *twigimammaz | *twigimōni | *twigimōmaz | *twigimini | *twigimammaz |
| Instrumental | *twigiminē | *twigimammiz | *twigimōnē | *twigimōmiz | *twigiminē | *twigimammiz |
Related terms
Descendants
- Frankish: *twigim, (Latinized as tuigimus)