Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/sainōną

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 *sainiz (slow, slack) +‎ *-ōną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɑi̯.nɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*sainōną[1]

  1. to delay
  2. to languish

Inflection

Conjugation of (weak class 2)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *sainō *sainǭ *sainōi ?
2nd singular *sainōsi *sainōs *sainō *sainōsai *sainōsau
3rd singular *sainōþi *sainō *sainōþau *sainōþai *sainōþau
1st dual *sainōs *sainōw
2nd dual *sainōþiz *sainōþiz *sainōþiz
1st plural *sainōmaz *sainōm *sainōnþai *sainōnþau
2nd plural *sainōþ *sainōþ *sainōþ *sainōnþai *sainōnþau
3rd plural *sainōnþi *sainōn *sainōnþau *sainōnþai *sainōnþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *sainōdǭ *sainōdēdį̄
2nd singular *sainōdēz *sainōdēdīz
3rd singular *sainōdē *sainōdēdī
1st dual *sainōdēdū *sainōdēdīw
2nd dual *sainōdēdudiz *sainōdēdīdiz
1st plural *sainōdēdum *sainōdēdīm
2nd plural *sainōdēdud *sainōdēdīd
3rd plural *sainōdēdun *sainōdēdīn
present past
participles *sainōndz *sainōdaz
  • *sainijaną

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *sainōn
    • Old English: sānian
    • Old High German: *sainōn
  • Old Norse: seina

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*sainjanan ~ *sainōjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 313