Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/sunjaz

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 *h₁s-n̥t-yós, from *h₁sónts, participial of *h₁es- (“to be”). Dentals between *-n- and *-y- regularly lost. Cognate with Sanskrit सत्य (satyá).^[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsun.jɑz/

Adjective

*sunjaz

true, truthful, correct

Inflection

Declension of *sunjaz (ja-stem)
Strong declension
	singular			plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*sunjaz	*sunjō	*sunją, -atō	*sunjai	*sunjôz	*sunjō
accusative	*sunjanǭ	*sunjǭ	*sunją, -atō	*sunjanz	*sunjōz	*sunjō
genitive	*sunjas, -is	*sunjaizōz	*sunjas, -is	*sunjaizǫ̂	*sunjaizǫ̂	*sunjaizǫ̂
dative	*sunjammai	*sunjaizōi	*sunjammai	*sunjaimaz	*sunjaimaz	*sunjaimaz
instrumental	*sunjanō	*sunjaizō	*sunjanō	*sunjaimiz	*sunjaimiz	*sunjaimiz

Weak declension
	singular			plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*sunjô	*sunjǭ	*sunjô	*sunjaniz	*sunjōniz	*sunjōnō
accusative	*sunjanų	*sunjōnų	*sunjô	*sunjanunz	*sunjōnunz	*sunjōnō
genitive	*suniniz	*sunjōniz	*suniniz	*sunjanǫ̂	*sunjōnǫ̂	*sunjanǫ̂
dative	*sunini	*sunjōni	*sunini	*sunjammaz	*sunjōmaz	*sunjammaz
instrumental	*suninē	*sunjōnē	*suninē	*sunjammiz	*sunjōmiz	*sunjammiz

Related terms

*sanþaz (“true, truthful, correct”)
*sundī (“sin, crime”)

Derived terms

*sunjō

Descendants

Gothic: 𐍃𐌿𐌽𐌾𐌹𐍃 (sunjis), 𐍃𐌿𐌽𐌾𐌰𐌱𐌰 (sunjaba)

References

^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*sunja-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎^[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 492

[1] Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*sunja-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎^[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 492

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