Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/-þiz
Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *-tis. See also *-iþō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /θiz/
Noun
*-þiz f
Inflection
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | *-þiz | *-þīz |
| vocative | *-þi | *-þīz |
| accusative | *-þį | *-þinz |
| genitive | *-þīz | *-þijǫ̂ |
| dative | *-þī | *-þimaz |
| instrumental | *-þī | *-þimiz |
Usage notes
There are several variant forms based on the final consonant of the stem and the original position of the accent:
- Ending in a dental: *-siz (with the Germanic spirant law applied)
- Ending in an obstruent: *-tiz (with the Germanic spirant law applied)
- Accent on the suffix in PIE: *-diz (with Verner's Law applied)
- Ending in an nasal: *-stiz (with the Germanic spirant law applied)
- Otherwise: *-þiz
Derived terms
Proto-Germanic terms suffixed with *-þiz
Synonyms
Descendants
This suffix was no longer productive in the daughter languages, except in Gothic. The following lists outcomes of derived terms.