Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/ainakjǭ

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 *ainagaz +‎ *-kjǭ. Compare Old Norse einka (“separate; special; peculiar”), Gothic 𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌺𐌻𐍃 (ainakls, “individual; single; lonesome”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑi̯.nɑ.kjɔ̃ː/

Noun

*ainakjǭ f

  1. widow

Inflection

Declension of *ainakjǭ (ōn-stem)
singular plural
nominative *ainakjǭ *ainakjōniz
vocative *ainakjǭ *ainakjōniz
accusative *ainakjōnų *ainakjōnunz
genitive *ainakjōniz *ainakjōnǫ̂
dative *ainakjōni *ainakjōmaz
instrumental *ainakjōnē *ainakjōmiz

Descendants

  • Old Norse: ekkja, ęnkja — Old East Norse
    • Icelandic: ekkja
    • Faroese: ekkja
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