Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/-īn
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This Proto-West 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-West Germanic
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Proto-Germanic *-īnaz.
Suffix
[edit]*-īn
- Creates adjectives from nouns with the sense 'characteristic of, made of'.
Inflection
[edit]| a-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Masculine | ||
| Nominative | *-īn | ||
| Genitive | *-īnas | ||
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *-īn | *-īnu | *-īn |
| Accusative | *-īnanā | *-īnā | *-īn |
| Genitive | *-īnas | *-īneʀā | *-īnas |
| Dative | *-īnumē | *-īneʀē | *-īnumē |
| Instrumental | *-īnu | *-īneʀu | *-īnu |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *-īnē | *-īnō | *-īnu |
| Accusative | *-īnā | *-īnā | *-īnu |
| Genitive | *-īneʀō | *-īneʀō | *-īneʀō |
| Dative | *-īnēm, *-īnum | *-īnēm, *-īnum | *-īnēm, *-īnum |
| Instrumental | *-īnēm, *-īnum | *-īnēm, *-īnum | *-īnēm, *-īnum |
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]From Proto-Germanic *-īną.
Suffix
[edit]*-īn n
- Creates diminutive nouns from other nouns.
Inflection
[edit]| Neuter a-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | ||
| Nominative | *-īn(a) | |
| Genitive | *-īnas | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *-īn(a) | *-īnu |
| Accusative | *-īn(a) | *-īnu |
| Genitive | *-īnas | *-īnō |
| Dative | *-īnē | *-īnum |
| Instrumental | *-īnu | *-īnum |
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]Categories:
- Proto-West Germanic terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Proto-West Germanic terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Proto-West Germanic lemmas
- Proto-West Germanic suffixes
- Proto-West Germanic adjective-forming suffixes
- Proto-West Germanic a-stem adjectives
- Proto-West Germanic diminutive suffixes
- Proto-West Germanic neuter suffixes
- Proto-West Germanic neuter a-stem nouns