Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/sunuz

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 *suHnús (“son”), with a long vowel contraction in a pre-stressed position, per Dybo's law.[1]

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈsu.nuz/

    Noun

    *sunuz m

    1. son

    Inflection

    Declension of *sunuz (u-stem)
    singular plural
    nominative *sunuz *suniwiz
    vocative *sunu *suniwiz
    accusative *sunų *sununz
    genitive *sunauz *suniwǫ̂
    dative *suniwi *sunumaz
    instrumental *sunū *sunumiz

    Descendants

    References

    1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*sunu-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 492-3
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