Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/skīnaną

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 *(s)ḱeh₁y- (to shine, shimmer).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈskiː.nɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*skīnaną[1][2]

  1. to shine
  2. to appear

Inflection

Conjugation of (strong class 1)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *skīnō *skīnaų *skīnai ?
2nd singular *skīnizi *skīnaiz *skīn *skīnazai *skīnaizau
3rd singular *skīnidi *skīnai *skīnadau *skīnadai *skīnaidau
1st dual *skīnōz *skīnaiw
2nd dual *skīnadiz *skīnaidiz *skīnadiz
1st plural *skīnamaz *skīnaim *skīnandai *skīnaindau
2nd plural *skīnid *skīnaid *skīnid *skīnandai *skīnaindau
3rd plural *skīnandi *skīnain *skīnandau *skīnandai *skīnaindau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *skain *skinį̄
2nd singular *skaint *skinīz
3rd singular *skain *skinī
1st dual *skinū *skinīw
2nd dual *skinudiz *skinīdiz
1st plural *skinum *skinīm
2nd plural *skinud *skinīd
3rd plural *skinun *skinīn
present past
participles *skīnandz *skinanaz

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*skīnan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 445-446
  2. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*skīnanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 341