Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/gamainiz

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 *ga- +‎ *mainiz, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱom-moynis. Related to Latin commūnis (from earlier comoinis).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɣɑ.ˈmɑi̯.niz/

Adjective

*gamainiz (comparative *gamainizô, superlative *gamainistaz)

  1. shared, communal, public
  2. common, ordinary

Inflection

Declension of *gamainiz (i-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *gamainiz *gamainī *gamainį, *-jatō *gamainijai *gamainijôz *gamainijō
accusative *gamainijanǭ *gamainijǭ *gamainį, *-jatō *gamainijanz *gamainijōz *gamainijō
genitive *gamainijas, *gamainīs *gamainijaizōz *gamainijas, *gamainīs *gamainijaizǫ̂ *gamainijaizǫ̂ *gamainijaizǫ̂
dative *gamainijammai *gamainijaizōi *gamainijammai *gamainijaimaz *gamainijaimaz *gamainijaimaz
instrumental *gamainijanō *gamainijaizō *gamainijanō *gamainijaimiz *gamainijaimiz *gamainijaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *gamainijô *gamainijǭ *gamainijô *gamainijaniz *gamainijōniz *gamainijōnō
accusative *gamainijanų *gamainijōnų *gamainijô *gamainijanunz *gamainijōnunz *gamainijōnō
genitive *gamainīniz *gamainijōniz *gamainīniz *gamainijanǫ̂ *gamainijōnǫ̂ *gamainijanǫ̂
dative *gamainīni *gamainijōni *gamainīni *gamainijammaz *gamainijōmaz *gamainijammaz
instrumental *gamainīnē *gamainijōnē *gamainīnē *gamainijammiz *gamainijōmiz *gamainijammiz

Derived terms

Descendants

Most later descendants confused and merged this word with *mainaz (“hurtful, bad, unjust, false”).

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*maina-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 348
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