Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/gaitīnaz

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 *gaits +‎ *-īnaz. Cognate with Latin haedīnus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɣɑi̯.tiː.nɑz/

Adjective

*gaitīnaz

  1. Of or relating to goats; goatlike; caprine

Inflection

Declension of *gaitīnaz (a-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *gaitīnaz *gaitīnō *gaitīną, -atō *gaitīnai *gaitīnôz *gaitīnō
accusative *gaitīnanǭ *gaitīnǭ *gaitīną, -atō *gaitīnanz *gaitīnōz *gaitīnō
genitive *gaitīnas, -is *gaitīnaizōz *gaitīnas, -is *gaitīnaizǫ̂ *gaitīnaizǫ̂ *gaitīnaizǫ̂
dative *gaitīnammai *gaitīnaizōi *gaitīnammai *gaitīnaimaz *gaitīnaimaz *gaitīnaimaz
instrumental *gaitīnanō *gaitīnaizō *gaitīnanō *gaitīnaimiz *gaitīnaimiz *gaitīnaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *gaitīnô *gaitīnǭ *gaitīnô *gaitīnaniz *gaitīnōniz *gaitīnōnō
accusative *gaitīnanų *gaitīnōnų *gaitīnô *gaitīnanunz *gaitīnōnunz *gaitīnōnō
genitive *gaitīniniz *gaitīnōniz *gaitīniniz *gaitīnanǫ̂ *gaitīnōnǫ̂ *gaitīnanǫ̂
dative *gaitīnini *gaitīnōni *gaitīnini *gaitīnammaz *gaitīnōmaz *gaitīnammaz
instrumental *gaitīninē *gaitīnōnē *gaitīninē *gaitīnammiz *gaitīnōmiz *gaitīnammiz
  • *gaitīną

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *gaitīn
    • Old English: gǣten
      • Middle English: *geten, *gaiten, *goten
        • English: goaten (vowel restored by analogy)
    • Old High German: geiȥīn
      • Middle High German: geiȥen
        • German: geißen
  • ⇒ Gothic: 𐌲𐌰𐌹𐍄𐌴𐌹𐌽 (gaitein) (< *gaitīną)
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