Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/sebunstirniją

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 *sebun +‎ *sternǭ +‎ *-ją.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈse.βunˌstir.ni.jɑ̃/

Noun

*sebunstirniją n

(astronomy) Pleiades

Inflection

Declension of *sebunstirniją (neuter ja-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*sebunstirniją	*sebunstirnijō
vocative	*sebunstirniją	*sebunstirnijō
accusative	*sebunstirniją	*sebunstirnijō
genitive	sebunstirnijas, sebunstirnīs	*sebunstirnijǫ̂
dative	*sebunstirnijai	*sebunstirnijamaz
instrumental	*sebunstirnijō	*sebunstirnijamiz

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *sebunstirnī, *sebunstirrī
- Old English: seofonstierre
- Old Frisian: *sogenstēre, *savenstēre
  - Saterland Frisian: Soogengestiern (influenced by or possibly borrowed from German)
  - West Frisian: sânstjer
- Old Saxon: *sivunstirni, *sivunstirri
  - Middle Low German: sēvenstērne, sȫvenstērne; sēvensterre
- Old Dutch: *sivonstirni, *sivonstirri
  - Middle Dutch: sēvensterre
    - Dutch: zevenster (now rare)
- Old High German: sibunstirni, sibunstirri; sibunstern
  - Middle High German: sibenstërne
    - German: Siebenstern, Siebengestirn
Old Norse: sjaustirni
- Icelandic: sjöstirni
- Norwegian Nynorsk: Sjustjerna