Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/austrōnijaz

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 *austraz +‎ *-ōnijaz, the former from Proto-Indo-European *austero- (eastern).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑu̯s.trɔː.ni.jɑz/

Adjective

*austrōnijaz

  1. eastern

Inflection

Declension of *austrōnijaz (ja-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *austrōnijaz *austrōnijō *austrōniją, -atō *austrōnijai *austrōnijôz *austrōnijō
accusative *austrōnijanǭ *austrōnijǭ *austrōniją, -atō *austrōnijanz *austrōnijōz *austrōnijō
genitive *austrōnijas, -īs *austrōnijaizōz *austrōnijas, -īs *austrōnijaizǫ̂ *austrōnijaizǫ̂ *austrōnijaizǫ̂
dative *austrōnijammai *austrōnijaizōi *austrōnijammai *austrōnijaimaz *austrōnijaimaz *austrōnijaimaz
instrumental *austrōnijanō *austrōnijaizō *austrōnijanō *austrōnijaimiz *austrōnijaimiz *austrōnijaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *austrōnijô *austrōnijǭ *austrōnijô *austrōnijaniz *austrōnijōniz *austrōnijōnō
accusative *austrōnijanų *austrōnijōnų *austrōnijô *austrōnijanunz *austrōnijōnunz *austrōnijōnō
genitive *austrōnīniz *austrōnijōniz *austrōnīniz *austrōnijanǫ̂ *austrōnijōnǫ̂ *austrōnijanǫ̂
dative *austrōnīni *austrōnijōni *austrōnīni *austrōnijammaz *austrōnijōmaz *austrōnijammaz
instrumental *austrōnīnē *austrōnijōnē *austrōnīnē *austrōnijammiz *austrōnijōmiz *austrōnijammiz

Coordinate terms

compass point adjectives:  [edit]

*nurþraz
*nurþrōnijaz
*westraz
*westrōnijaz
*austraz
*austrōnijaz
*sunþraz
*sunþrōnijaz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *austrōnī
    • Old English: ēasterne
      • Middle English: esterne, esturne, estern, estrin, eestreen, æsterne, estren, estryn
        • English: eastern
        • Scots: estrene, eistrene, eastren
    • >? Old Frisian: āster
    • Old Saxon: ōstrōni
    • Old High German: *ōstrōni
      • Old High German: nordōstrōni
  • Old Norse: austrǿnn, austrœnn, austrœnn
    • Icelandic: austrænn
    • Faroese: eystrønur
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: austrøn