Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/sipōną

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 Proto-Indo-European *seyb- (to pour, leak, trickle).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsi.pɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*sipōną

  1. to drop, fall, drip, trickle

Conjugation

Conjugation of (weak class 2)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *sipō *sipǭ *sipōi ?
2nd singular *sipōsi *sipōs *sipō *sipōsai *sipōsau
3rd singular *sipōþi *sipō *sipōþau *sipōþai *sipōþau
1st dual *sipōs *sipōw
2nd dual *sipōþiz *sipōþiz *sipōþiz
1st plural *sipōmaz *sipōm *sipōnþai *sipōnþau
2nd plural *sipōþ *sipōþ *sipōþ *sipōnþai *sipōnþau
3rd plural *sipōnþi *sipōn *sipōnþau *sipōnþai *sipōnþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *sipōdǭ *sipōdēdį̄
2nd singular *sipōdēz *sipōdēdīz
3rd singular *sipōdē *sipōdēdī
1st dual *sipōdēdū *sipōdēdīw
2nd dual *sipōdēdudiz *sipōdēdīdiz
1st plural *sipōdēdum *sipōdēdīm
2nd plural *sipōdēdud *sipōdēdīd
3rd plural *sipōdēdun *sipōdēdīn
present past
participles *sipōndz *sipōdaz

Descendants

  • Old English: sipian, sypian
  • Old Saxon: *sipōn
    • Middle Low German: sipen, sypen
      • German Low German: sipen, sippen
  • Old High German: *sipfōn, *siffōn
    • Middle High German: siffen