Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/-ijaz

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

Inherited from Proto-Indo-European *-iyós. Cognate with Latin -ius, Ancient Greek -ιος (-ios), Sanskrit -य (-ya).

Suffix

*-ijaz

1. Nominal suffix denoting origin or descent.

Usage notes

• Following a long stem, which has either a long vowel or diphthong, or a short vowel followed by several consonants, the suffix remains *-ijaz, but following a short stem, which consists of a short vowel followed by a single consonant, it becomes *-jaz. This phenomenon is called Sievers's law.

Inflection

Declension of *-ijaz (masculine ja-stem)

	singular	plural
nominative	*-ijaz	*-ijōz, *-ijōs
vocative	*-ī	*-ijōz, *-ijōs
accusative	*-iją	*-ijanz
genitive	*-ijas, *-īs	*-ijǫ̂
dative	*-ijai	*-ijamaz
instrumental	*-ijō	*-ijamiz

Descendants

• Proto-Norse: -ᛁᛃᚨᛉ (-ijaʀ)