Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/ainagaz

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 forms

  • *ainīgaz

Etymology

    From Proto-Indo-European *oynokós, equivalent to *ainaz +‎ *-gaz. Cognate with Latin ūnicus.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈɑɪ̯.nɑ.ɣɑz/

    Adjective

    *ainagaz

    1. only; sole; singular; unique

    Inflection

    Declension of *ainagaz (a-stem)
    Strong declension
    singular plural
    masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
    nominative *ainagaz *ainagō *ainagą, -atō *ainagai *ainagôz *ainagō
    accusative *ainaganǭ *ainagǭ *ainagą, -atō *ainaganz *ainagōz *ainagō
    genitive *ainagas, -is *ainagaizōz *ainagas, -is *ainagaizǫ̂ *ainagaizǫ̂ *ainagaizǫ̂
    dative *ainagammai *ainagaizōi *ainagammai *ainagaimaz *ainagaimaz *ainagaimaz
    instrumental *ainaganō *ainagaizō *ainaganō *ainagaimiz *ainagaimiz *ainagaimiz
    Weak declension
    singular plural
    masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
    nominative *ainagô *ainagǭ *ainagô *ainaganiz *ainagōniz *ainagōnō
    accusative *ainaganų *ainagōnų *ainagô *ainaganunz *ainagōnunz *ainagōnō
    genitive *ainaginiz *ainagōniz *ainaginiz *ainaganǫ̂ *ainagōnǫ̂ *ainaganǫ̂
    dative *ainagini *ainagōni *ainagini *ainagammaz *ainagōmaz *ainagammaz
    instrumental *ainaginē *ainagōnē *ainaginē *ainagammiz *ainagōmiz *ainagammiz

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • Proto-West Germanic: *ainag, *ainīg
      • Old English: *āneġ, ǣneġ, āniġ, ǣniġ, āni (adjective); ānga, ǣnga, ēnga, ǣnġe (adverb)
      • Old Frisian: ēnig, ēnich, *ānig, ēng, āng
        • Saterland Frisian: enig
        • West Frisian: ienich
      • Old Saxon: ēnag, ēnig
        • Middle Low German: ênich
          • German Low German: enig
          • → Danish: enig
          • → Norwegian Bokmål: enig
      • Old Dutch: ēnag, *einag, einigh
      • Old High German: einag, einac; (einīg)
        • Middle High German: eineg, einec, einic
    • Old Norse: einigr (adjective); einga (adverb) (in compounds)
      • Icelandic: einigur
      • Faroese: einigur
      • Old Swedish: enigh
    • Gothic: 𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌷𐍃 (ainahs)
    • → Proto-Finnic: *ainaga (see there for further descendants)
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