Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/niþą

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 Pre-Germanic *ní-to-, a derivation from Proto-Indo-European *ní (“down”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈni.θɑ̃/

Noun

*niþą n

  1. a low or deep place, abyss

Inflection

Declension of *niþą (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *niþą *niþō
vocative *niþą *niþō
accusative *niþą *niþō
genitive *niþas, *niþis *niþǫ̂
dative *niþai *niþamaz
instrumental *niþō *niþamiz

Descendants

  • Old English: niþ

References

  • Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
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