Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/niitjaną

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 *ne (“no, not”) +‎ *-itjaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈni.it.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*niitjaną

  1. to say ‘no’, deny, refuse

Inflection

Conjugation of (weak class 1 j-present)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *niitjō *niitjaų — *niitjai ?
2nd singular *niitisi *niitjais *niiti *niitjasai *niitjaisau
3rd singular *niitiþi *niitjai *niitjaþau *niitjaþai *niitjaiþau
1st dual *niitjōs *niitjaiw — — —
2nd dual *niitjaþiz *niitjaiþiz *niitjaþiz — —
1st plural *niitjamaz *niitjaim — *niitjanþai *niitjainþau
2nd plural *niitiþ *niitjaiþ *niitiþ *niitjanþai *niitjainþau
3rd plural *niitjanþi *niitjain *niitjanþau *niitjanþai *niitjainþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *niistǭ *niistēdį̄
2nd singular *niistēz *niistēdīz
3rd singular *niistē *niistēdī
1st dual *niistēdū *niistēdīw
2nd dual *niistēdudiz *niistēdīdiz
1st plural *niistēdum *niistēdīm
2nd plural *niistēdud *niistēdīd
3rd plural *niistēdun *niistēdīn
present past
participles *niitjandz *niitidaz

Antonyms

Descendants

  • Old English: nǣtan (< *naitijaną)
  • Old Norse: níta; neita (< *naitijaną)
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