Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/sīn
Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *sīnaz.
Determiner
*sīn[1]
Inflection
| a-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Masculine | ||
| Nominative | *sīn | ||
| Genitive | *sīnas | ||
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *sīn | *sīnu | *sīn |
| Accusative | *sīnanā | *sīnā | *sīn |
| Genitive | *sīnas | *sīneʀā | *sīnas |
| Dative | *sīnumē | *sīneʀē | *sīnumē |
| Instrumental | *sīnu | *sīneʀu | *sīnu |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *sīnē | *sīnō | *sīnu |
| Accusative | *sīnā | *sīnā | *sīnu |
| Genitive | *sīneʀō | *sīneʀō | *sīneʀō |
| Dative | *sīnēm, *sīnum | *sīnēm, *sīnum | *sīnēm, *sīnum |
| Instrumental | *sīnēm, *sīnum | *sīnēm, *sīnum | *sīnēm, *sīnum |
Proto-West Germanic personal pronouns
| singular | first person | second person | reflexive |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *ik | *þū | - |
| accusative | *mik | *þik | *sik |
| dative | *miʀ | *þiʀ | |
| possessive | *mīn | *þīn | *sīn |
| dual | first person | second person | reflexive |
| nominative | *wit | *jit | - |
| accusative | *unk | *inkw | *sik |
| dative | |||
| possessive | *unkar | *inkwar | *sīn |
| plural | first person | second person | reflexive |
| nominative | *wiʀ | *jiʀ | - |
| accusative | *uns | *iwwi | *sik |
| dative | |||
| possessive | *unsar | *iuwar | *sīn |
Descendants
References
- ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 125: “*sīn”