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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/unwissaz

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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

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Etymology

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From *un- +‎ *wissaz (past participle of *witaną).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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*unwissaz

  1. uncertain, unsure

Inflection

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Declension of *unwissaz (a-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *unwissaz *unwissō *unwissą, -atō *unwissai *unwissôz *unwissō
accusative *unwissanǭ *unwissǭ *unwissą, -atō *unwissanz *unwissōz *unwissō
genitive *unwissas, -is *unwissaizōz *unwissas, -is *unwissaizǫ̂ *unwissaizǫ̂ *unwissaizǫ̂
dative *unwissammai *unwissaizōi *unwissammai *unwissaimaz *unwissaimaz *unwissaimaz
instrumental *unwissanō *unwissaizō *unwissanō *unwissaimiz *unwissaimiz *unwissaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *unwissô *unwissǭ *unwissô *unwissaniz *unwissōniz *unwissōnō
accusative *unwissanų *unwissōnų *unwissô *unwissanunz *unwissōnunz *unwissōnō
genitive *unwissiniz *unwissōniz *unwissiniz *unwissanǫ̂ *unwissōnǫ̂ *unwissanǫ̂
dative *unwissini *unwissōni *unwissini *unwissammaz *unwissōmaz *unwissammaz
instrumental *unwissinē *unwissōnē *unwissinē *unwissammiz *unwissōmiz *unwissammiz

Descendants

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The West Germanic terms have in many cases been influenced by *gawissaz.