Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/sīnaz

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

From Proto-Indo-European *séynos, equivalent to the genitive form of Proto-Germanic *se.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsiː.nɑz/

Determiner

*sīnaz

  1. his/her/its/their own; reflexive possessive

Inflection

Declension of *sīnaz (a-stem, strong only)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *sīnaz *sīnō *sīną, *-at(ō) *sīnai *sīnôz *sīnō
accusative *sīnanǭ *sīnǭ *sīną, *-at(ō) *sīnanz *sīnōz *sīnō
genitive *sīnas, *sīnis *sīnaizōz *sīnas, *sīnis *sīnaizǫ̂ *sīnaizǫ̂ *sīnaizǫ̂
dative *sīnammai *sīnaizōi *sīnammai *sīnaimaz *sīnaimaz *sīnaimaz
instrumental *sīnanō *sīnaizō *sīnanō *sīnaimiz *sīnaimiz *sīnaimiz

Derived terms

  • *sīnagernaz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *sīn
    • Old English: sīn
    • Old Frisian: sīn
      • Saterland Frisian: sin
      • West Frisian: syn
    • Old Saxon: sīn
      • Middle Low German: sîn
    • Old Dutch: sīn
    • Old High German: sīn
  • Old Norse: sínn, sinn
  • Gothic: 𐍃𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 (seins)