Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/dekan

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Proto-West Germanic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin decānus.[1]

Noun[edit]

*dekan m

  1. (Christianity) dean

Inflection[edit]

Masculine a-stem
Singular
Nominative *dekan
Genitive *dekanas
Singular Plural
Nominative *dekan *dekanō, *dekanōs
Accusative *dekan *dekanā
Genitive *dekanas *dekanō
Dative *dekanē *dekanum
Instrumental *dekanu *dekanum

Descendants[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Philippa, Marlies, Debrabandere, Frans, Quak, Arend, Schoonheim, Tanneke, van der Sijs, Nicoline (2003–2009) “deken2”, in Etymologisch woordenboek van het Nederlands[1] (in Dutch), Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press:Zeer vroege, wellicht al Proto-Germaanse ontlening.