Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/-snō

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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]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Indo-European *-sneh₂.

Suffix[edit]

*-snō f[1]

  1. Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument.

Inflection[edit]

ō-stemDeclension of *-snō (ō-stem)
singular plural
nominative *-snō *-snôz
vocative *-snō *-snôz
accusative *-snǭ *-snōz
genitive *-snōz *-snǫ̂
dative *-snōi *-snōmaz
instrumental *-snō *-snōmiz

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Descendants[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*alansō-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 20