Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/twīhnaz

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 reconstructions

  • *twihnaz (Northwest Germanic)

Etymology

From *twīhaz (“consisting of two”), from Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ (“two”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtwiːx.nɑz/

Adjective

*twīhnaz

  1. two each
  2. double

Inflection

Declension of *twīhnaz (a-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *twīhnaz *twīhnō *twīhną, -atō *twīhnai *twīhnôz *twīhnō
accusative *twīhnanǭ *twīhnǭ *twīhną, -atō *twīhnanz *twīhnōz *twīhnō
genitive *twīhnas, -is *twīhnaizōz *twīhnas, -is *twīhnaizǫ̂ *twīhnaizǫ̂ *twīhnaizǫ̂
dative *twīhnammai *twīhnaizōi *twīhnammai *twīhnaimaz *twīhnaimaz *twīhnaimaz
instrumental *twīhnanō *twīhnaizō *twīhnanō *twīhnaimiz *twīhnaimiz *twīhnaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *twīhnô *twīhnǭ *twīhnô *twīhnaniz *twīhnōniz *twīhnōnō
accusative *twīhnanų *twīhnōnų *twīhnô *twīhnanunz *twīhnōnunz *twīhnōnō
genitive *twīhniniz *twīhnōniz *twīhniniz *twīhnanǫ̂ *twīhnōnǫ̂ *twīhnanǫ̂
dative *twīhnini *twīhnōni *twīhnini *twīhnammaz *twīhnōmaz *twīhnammaz
instrumental *twīhninē *twīhnōnē *twīhninē *twīhnammiz *twīhnōmiz *twīhnammiz

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*twīxnaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 414
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