Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/ginn(ij)az

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

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly related to Proto-Germanic *ginnaną (to begin, cut open) or perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *gʰh₂ey-, from *ǵʰeh₂- (to yawn, gape).

Adjective

*ginn(ij)az

  1. wide, vast, spacious

Inflection

a-stem
Declension of *ginnaz (a-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *ginnaz *ginnō *ginną, -atō *ginnai *ginnôz *ginnō
accusative *ginnanǭ *ginnǭ *ginną, -atō *ginnanz *ginnōz *ginnō
genitive *ginnas, -is *ginnaizōz *ginnas, -is *ginnaizǫ̂ *ginnaizǫ̂ *ginnaizǫ̂
dative *ginnammai *ginnaizōi *ginnammai *ginnaimaz *ginnaimaz *ginnaimaz
instrumental *ginnanō *ginnaizō *ginnanō *ginnaimiz *ginnaimiz *ginnaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *ginnô *ginnǭ *ginnô *ginnaniz *ginnōniz *ginnōnō
accusative *ginnanų *ginnōnų *ginnô *ginnanunz *ginnōnunz *ginnōnō
genitive *ginniniz *ginnōniz *ginniniz *ginnanǫ̂ *ginnōnǫ̂ *ginnanǫ̂
dative *ginnini *ginnōni *ginnini *ginnammaz *ginnōmaz *ginnammaz
instrumental *ginninē *ginnōnē *ginninē *ginnammiz *ginnōmiz *ginnammiz
ja-stem
Declension of *ginnijaz (ja-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *ginnijaz *ginnijō *ginniją, -atō *ginnijai *ginnijôz *ginnijō
accusative *ginnijanǭ *ginnijǭ *ginniją, -atō *ginnijanz *ginnijōz *ginnijō
genitive *ginnijas, -īs *ginnijaizōz *ginnijas, -īs *ginnijaizǫ̂ *ginnijaizǫ̂ *ginnijaizǫ̂
dative *ginnijammai *ginnijaizōi *ginnijammai *ginnijaimaz *ginnijaimaz *ginnijaimaz
instrumental *ginnijanō *ginnijaizō *ginnijanō *ginnijaimiz *ginnijaimiz *ginnijaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *ginnijô *ginnijǭ *ginnijô *ginnijaniz *ginnijōniz *ginnijōnō
accusative *ginnijanų *ginnijōnų *ginnijô *ginnijanunz *ginnijōnunz *ginnijōnō
genitive *ginnīniz *ginnijōniz *ginnīniz *ginnijanǫ̂ *ginnijōnǫ̂ *ginnijanǫ̂
dative *ginnīni *ginnijōni *ginnīni *ginnijammaz *ginnijōmaz *ginnijammaz
instrumental *ginnīnē *ginnijōnē *ginnīnē *ginnijammiz *ginnijōmiz *ginnijammiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *ginn(ī)
  • Proto-Norse: ᚷᛁᚾᛡ- (ginᴀ-), ᚷᛁᚾᛟ- (gino-)