Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/-jô

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

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    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /jɔːː/

    Noun

    *-jô m

    1. -er. Forms agent nouns, often from the zero-grade form of the base.

    Inflection

    Declension of *-jô (masculine an-stem)
    singular plural
    nominative *-jô *-janiz
    vocative *-jô *-janiz
    accusative *-janų *-janunz
    genitive *-jiniz *-janǫ̂
    dative *-jini *-jammaz
    instrumental *-jinē *-jammiz

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    • Proto-West Germanic: *-jō
      • Old English: -a
      • Old Frisian: -a
      • Old Saxon: -io
      • Old Dutch: -o
      • Old High German: -o, -eo
    • Old Norse: -i
      • Old Swedish: -e
    • Gothic: -𐌾𐌰 (-ja)