Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/snīþaną

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

Of uncertain origin. Traditionally derived from a Proto-Indo-European *sneyt- (“to cut”), and compared with Proto-Slavic *snětь (“block, log, branch”) (< *snoit-o-s) (whence Czech snět (“log, block of wood”)), as well as Old Irish snéid (“small, short”), Proto-Celtic *snadeti (“to hew, carve”). However, Kroonen and Orel express doubt regarding this theory, particularly as the Celtic terms do not formally agree with the consonant finals.[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsniː.θɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*snīþaną[1][2]

  1. to cut

Inflection

Conjugation of (strong class 1)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *snīþō *snīþaų — *snīþai ?
2nd singular *snīþizi *snīþaiz *snīþ *snīþazai *snīþaizau
3rd singular *snīþidi *snīþai *snīþadau *snīþadai *snīþaidau
1st dual *snīþōz *snīþaiw — — —
2nd dual *snīþadiz *snīþaidiz *snīþadiz — —
1st plural *snīþamaz *snīþaim — *snīþandai *snīþaindau
2nd plural *snīþid *snīþaid *snīþid *snīþandai *snīþaindau
3rd plural *snīþandi *snīþain *snīþandau *snīþandai *snīþaindau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *snaiþ *snidį̄
2nd singular *snaist *snidīz
3rd singular *snaiþ *snidī
1st dual *snidū *snidīw
2nd dual *snidudiz *snidīdiz
1st plural *snidum *snidīm
2nd plural *snidud *snidīd
3rd plural *snidun *snidīn
present past
participles *snīþandz *snidanaz

Descendants

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*snīþan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 462
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Vladimir Orel (2003) “*snīþanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 358
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