Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/þunnuz

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

Etymology

From earlier *þunwuz, from Proto-Indo-European *tn̥h₂wús, variant of *ténh₂us (“thin”). Cognate with Sanskrit तनु (tanú), Latin tenuis.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈθun.nuz/

Adjective

*þunnuz (comparative *þunnizô, superlative *þunnistaz)

  1. thin

Inflection

Declension of *þunnuz (u-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *þunnuz *þunnī *þunnų, *-jatō *þunnijai *þunnijôz *þunnijō
accusative *þunnijanǭ *þunnijǭ *þunnų, *-jatō *þunnijanz *þunnijōz *þunnijō
genitive *þunnijas, *þunnīs *þunnijaizōz *þunnijas, *þunnīs *þunnijaizǫ̂ *þunnijaizǫ̂ *þunnijaizǫ̂
dative *þunnijammai *þunnijaizōi *þunnijammai *þunnijaimaz *þunnijaimaz *þunnijaimaz
instrumental *þunnijanō *þunnijaizō *þunnijanō *þunnijaimiz *þunnijaimiz *þunnijaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *þunnijô *þunnijǭ *þunnijô *þunnijaniz *þunnijōniz *þunnijōnō
accusative *þunnijanų *þunnijōnų *þunnijô *þunnijanunz *þunnijōnunz *þunnijōnō
genitive *þunnīniz *þunnijōniz *þunnīniz *þunnijanǫ̂ *þunnijōnǫ̂ *þunnijanǫ̂
dative *þunnīni *þunnijōni *þunnīni *þunnijammaz *þunnijōmaz *þunnijammaz
instrumental *þunnīnē *þunnijōnē *þunnīnē *þunnijammiz *þunnijōmiz *þunnijammiz

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*þunnu-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 551-2
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