Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/spenô

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

Alternative forms

  • *spanô

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *pstén-o-s, from *pstḗn (“breast, nipple”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈspe.nɔːː/

Noun

*spenô m

  1. (anatomy) nipple

Inflection

Declension of *spenô (masculine an-stem)
singular plural
nominative *spenô *spenaniz
vocative *spenô *spenaniz
accusative *spenanų *spenanunz
genitive *spininiz *spenanǫ̂
dative *spinini *spenammaz
instrumental *spininē *spenammiz

Synonyms

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Old English: *spana; spanu; spane
  • Old Frisian: *spen
  • Old Saxon: *speno; *spana, *span
  • Frankish: *spenō, *spanō
    • Old Dutch: *speno
  • Old High German: *speno; *spena
    • Middle High German: spen
  • Old Norse: speni (“nipple”)
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