Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/-isōną

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

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /i.sɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*-isōną

  1. Creates denominatives from adjectives or nouns.

Inflection

Conjugation of (weak class 2)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *-isō *-isǭ *-isōi ?
2nd singular *-isōsi *-isōs *-isō *-isōsai *-isōsau
3rd singular *-isōþi *-isō *-isōþau *-isōþai *-isōþau
1st dual *-isōs *-isōw
2nd dual *-isōþiz *-isōþiz *-isōþiz
1st plural *-isōmaz *-isōm *-isōnþai *-isōnþau
2nd plural *-isōþ *-isōþ *-isōþ *-isōnþai *-isōnþau
3rd plural *-isōnþi *-isōn *-isōnþau *-isōnþai *-isōnþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *-isōdǭ *-isōdēdį̄
2nd singular *-isōdēz *-isōdēdīz
3rd singular *-isōdē *-isōdēdī
1st dual *-isōdēdū *-isōdēdīw
2nd dual *-isōdēdudiz *-isōdēdīdiz
1st plural *-isōdēdum *-isōdēdīm
2nd plural *-isōdēdud *-isōdēdīd
3rd plural *-isōdēdun *-isōdēdīn
present past
participles *-isōndz *-isōdaz

Derived terms

See also

Descendants

This suffix was probably only marginally productive in Proto-Germanic, and was eventually fossilised altogether.

  • Old English: -sian
  • Old Saxon: -isōn
  • Old High German: -isōn
  • Old Norse: -sa
  • Gothic: -𐌹𐍃𐍉𐌽 (-isōn) (only in 𐍅𐌰𐌻𐍅𐌹𐍃𐍉𐌽 (walwisōn))