Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/-ōniz

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 *-ō- (weak class 2 thematic vowel) + *-niz (abstract deverbal ending).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɔːniz/

Noun

*-ōniz f

  1. Forms abstract nouns from weak class 2 verbs.

Inflection

Declension of *-ōniz (i-stem)
singular plural
nominative *-ōniz *-ōnīz
vocative *-ōni *-ōnīz
accusative *-ōnį *-ōninz
genitive *-ōnīz *-ōnijǫ̂
dative *-ōnī *-ōnimaz
instrumental *-ōnī *-ōnimiz

Derived terms

Proto-Germanic terms suffixed with *-ōniz
Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/friþōniz
Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/laþōniz
Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/leuþōniz
Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/sanþōniz
Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/sunjōniz
Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wadjōniz
Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wainōniz
Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/werþōniz
Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wlaitōniz

Descendants

The West Germanic languages largely replace this suffix with *-ungō.

  • Proto-West Germanic:
  • Proto-Norse:
  • Gothic: -𐍉𐌽𐍃 (-ōns)
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