Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/-g
Proto-West Germanic
Alternative forms
- *-ag, *-ig, *-īg
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *-gaz.
Suffix
*-g
- Forms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a sense of being, having, or doing.
Inflection
| a-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Masculine | ||
| Nominative | *-g | ||
| Genitive | *-gas | ||
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *-g | *-gu | *-g |
| Accusative | *-ganā | *-gā | *-g |
| Genitive | *-gas | *-geʀā | *-gas |
| Dative | *-gumē | *-geʀē | *-gumē |
| Instrumental | *-gu | *-geʀu | *-gu |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *-gē | *-gō | *-gu |
| Accusative | *-gā | *-gā | *-gu |
| Genitive | *-geʀō | *-geʀō | *-geʀō |
| Dative | *-gēm, *-gum | *-gēm, *-gum | *-gēm, *-gum |
| Instrumental | *-gēm, *-gum | *-gēm, *-gum | *-gēm, *-gum |
Derived terms
Proto-West Germanic terms suffixed with *-g