Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/gabį̄

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 *gebaną (to give) +‎ *-į̄.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɣɑ.βĩː/

Noun

*gabį̄ f[1]

  1. wealth, riches

Inflection

Declension of *gabį̄ (īn-stem)
singular plural
nominative *gabį̄ *gabīniz
vocative *gabį̄ *gabīniz
accusative *gabīnų *gabīnunz
genitive *gabīniz *gabīnǫ̂
dative *gabīni *gabīmaz
instrumental *gabīnē *gabīmiz

Descendants

  • Old High German: kepī
  • Gothic: 𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌴𐌹 (gabei)
    • Proto-Slavic: *gobino, *gobina f, *gobiňa f
      • East Slavic:
      • South Slavic:
        • Old Church Slavonic: гобино (gobino)
        • Serbo-Croatian: (archaic)
          Cyrillic script: гобино (spelt); го̀бӣња f (wreath) (dialectal)
          Latin script: gobino (spelt)

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*gabīn”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 121