Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/faigijaz

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

Probably related to one of the forms of *faihaz (hostile) or ("colored"), with the latter potentially indicating a meaning of "marked for death".[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɸɑi̯.ɣi.jɑz/

Adjective

*faigijaz

  1. fey, doomed to die

Inflection

Declension of *faigijaz (ja-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *faigijaz *faigijō *faigiją, -atō *faigijai *faigijôz *faigijō
accusative *faigijanǭ *faigijǭ *faigiją, -atō *faigijanz *faigijōz *faigijō
genitive *faigijas, -īs *faigijaizōz *faigijas, -īs *faigijaizǫ̂ *faigijaizǫ̂ *faigijaizǫ̂
dative *faigijammai *faigijaizōi *faigijammai *faigijaimaz *faigijaimaz *faigijaimaz
instrumental *faigijanō *faigijaizō *faigijanō *faigijaimiz *faigijaimiz *faigijaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *faigijô *faigijǭ *faigijô *faigijaniz *faigijōniz *faigijōnō
accusative *faigijanų *faigijōnų *faigijô *faigijanunz *faigijōnunz *faigijōnō
genitive *faigīniz *faigijōniz *faigīniz *faigijanǫ̂ *faigijōnǫ̂ *faigijanǫ̂
dative *faigīni *faigijōni *faigīni *faigijammaz *faigijōmaz *faigijammaz
instrumental *faigīnē *faigijōnē *faigīnē *faigijammiz *faigijōmiz *faigijammiz

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *faigī
  • Old Norse: feigr, fæigʀOld East Norse, ᚠᛆᛁᚴᛁᚭᚿ (faikiąn)Rök runestone
  • ? Proto-Finnic: *peijeh (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Samic:
    • Northern Sami: váiggas
    • Southern Sami: faajkes

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*fahti-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 123

Further reading

  • Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)