Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/-īn
Proto-West Germanic
Etymology 1
From Proto-Germanic *-īnaz.
Suffix
*-īn
- Creates adjectives from nouns with the sense 'characteristic of, made of'.
Inflection
| a-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Masculine | ||
| Nominative | *-īn | ||
| Genitive | *-īnas | ||
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *-īn | *-īnu | *-īn |
| Accusative | *-īnanā | *-īnā | *-īn |
| Genitive | *-īnas | *-īneʀā | *-īnas |
| Dative | *-īnumē | *-īneʀē | *-īnumē |
| Instrumental | *-īnu | *-īneʀu | *-īnu |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *-īnē | *-īnō | *-īnu |
| Accusative | *-īnā | *-īnā | *-īnu |
| Genitive | *-īneʀō | *-īneʀō | *-īneʀō |
| Dative | *-īnēm, *-īnum | *-īnēm, *-īnum | *-īnēm, *-īnum |
| Instrumental | *-īnēm, *-īnum | *-īnēm, *-īnum | *-īnēm, *-īnum |
Derived terms
Proto-West Germanic terms suffixed with *-īn (adjective)
Descendants
Etymology 2
From Proto-Germanic *-īną.
Suffix
*-īn n
- Creates diminutive nouns from other nouns.
Inflection
| Neuter a-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | ||
| Nominative | *-īn | |
| Genitive | *-īnas | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *-īn | *-īnu |
| Accusative | *-īn | *-īnu |
| Genitive | *-īnas | *-īnō |
| Dative | *-īnē | *-īnum |
| Instrumental | *-īnu | *-īnum |
Derived terms
Proto-West Germanic terms suffixed with *-īn (diminutive)