genno

Old Prussian

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *génāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷḗn. Cognates include Russian жена́ (žená), English queen and Ancient Greek γῠνή (gŭnḗ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡʲæ̀n̪oː/

Noun

genno

1. woman
2. wife
   • Elbing German-Prussian Vocabulary

     Wip   Genno

Declension

Declension of genno (feminine)

	singular	plural
nominative	genno	gennai
genitive	gennas	gennan
dative	gennai	gennāmans
accusative	gennan	gennans

References

• Mažiulis, Vytautas (1988), “genno”, in Prūsų kalbos etimologijos žodynas [Etymological dictionary of Old Prussian]‎^[1] (in Lithuanian), volume I, Vilnius: Mokslas, page 351
• Mažiulis, Vytautas (2004), Palmaitis, Letas, transl., Prūsų kalbos istorinė gramatika [Historical Grammar of Old Prussian], Vilnus: Vilniaus universiteto leidykla, →ISBN, pages 49-52: “ā-stem”