Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/snaiwahwītaz

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 *snaiwaz +‎ *hwītaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsnɑi̯.wɑ.ˌxʷiː.tɑz/

Adjective

*snaiwahwītaz

  1. snow-white

Declension

Declension of *snaiwahwītaz (a-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *snaiwahwītaz *snaiwahwītō *snaiwahwītą, -atō *snaiwahwītai *snaiwahwītôz *snaiwahwītō
accusative *snaiwahwītanǭ *snaiwahwītǭ *snaiwahwītą, -atō *snaiwahwītanz *snaiwahwītōz *snaiwahwītō
genitive *snaiwahwītas, -is *snaiwahwītaizōz *snaiwahwītas, -is *snaiwahwītaizǫ̂ *snaiwahwītaizǫ̂ *snaiwahwītaizǫ̂
dative *snaiwahwītammai *snaiwahwītaizōi *snaiwahwītammai *snaiwahwītaimaz *snaiwahwītaimaz *snaiwahwītaimaz
instrumental *snaiwahwītanō *snaiwahwītaizō *snaiwahwītanō *snaiwahwītaimiz *snaiwahwītaimiz *snaiwahwītaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *snaiwahwītô *snaiwahwītǭ *snaiwahwītô *snaiwahwītaniz *snaiwahwītōniz *snaiwahwītōnō
accusative *snaiwahwītanų *snaiwahwītōnų *snaiwahwītô *snaiwahwītanunz *snaiwahwītōnunz *snaiwahwītōnō
genitive *snaiwahwītiniz *snaiwahwītōniz *snaiwahwītiniz *snaiwahwītanǫ̂ *snaiwahwītōnǫ̂ *snaiwahwītanǫ̂
dative *snaiwahwītini *snaiwahwītōni *snaiwahwītini *snaiwahwītammaz *snaiwahwītōmaz *snaiwahwītammaz
instrumental *snaiwahwītinē *snaiwahwītōnē *snaiwahwītinē *snaiwahwītammiz *snaiwahwītōmiz *snaiwahwītammiz

Descendants

  • Old English: snāwhwīt
  • Old Saxon: *snēwīt
    • Middle Low German: snêwit
  • Old Dutch: *snēwīt
    • Middle Dutch: sneewit
  • Old High German: *snēwīz
  • Old Norse: snæhvítr
    • Icelandic: snæhvítur, snjóhvítur, snjáhvítur