Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/siuniz

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsiu̯.niz/

Etymology 1

From earlier *segw-niz, the former part from *sehwaną (to see).[1]

Noun

*siuniz f[1]

  1. appearance, sight
  2. face
Inflection
Declension of *siuniz (i-stem)
singular plural
nominative *siuniz *siunīz
vocative *siuni *siunīz
accusative *siunį *siuninz
genitive *siunīz *siunijǫ̂
dative *siunī *siunimaz
instrumental *siunī *siunimiz
Descendants
  • Proto-West Germanic: *siuni
    • Old English: sīen, sȳn, sēon, sīn
      • Middle English: sene
    • Old Frisian: siōne, siūne
      • Saterland Frisian: Sjune, Sjün, Sün
    • Old Saxon: siun
    • Old Dutch: *siun
    • Old High German: siun
      • Middle High German: siune, sūne
  • Old Norse: sjón, sýn
  • Gothic: 𐍃𐌹𐌿𐌽𐍃 (siuns)

Etymology 2

Identical to the "sight" sense of Etymology 1, used in an adjectival sense.[2]

Adjective

*siuniz[2]

  1. visible, clear
Inflection
Declension of *siuniz (i-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *siuniz *siunī *siunį, *-jatō *siunijai *siunijôz *siunijō
accusative *siunijanǭ *siunijǭ *siunį, *-jatō *siunijanz *siunijōz *siunijō
genitive *siunijas, *siunīs *siunijaizōz *siunijas, *siunīs *siunijaizǫ̂ *siunijaizǫ̂ *siunijaizǫ̂
dative *siunijammai *siunijaizōi *siunijammai *siunijaimaz *siunijaimaz *siunijaimaz
instrumental *siunijanō *siunijaizō *siunijanō *siunijaimiz *siunijaimiz *siunijaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *siunijô *siunijǭ *siunijô *siunijaniz *siunijōniz *siunijōnō
accusative *siunijanų *siunijōnų *siunijô *siunijanunz *siunijōnunz *siunijōnō
genitive *siunīniz *siunijōniz *siunīniz *siunijanǫ̂ *siunijōnǫ̂ *siunijanǫ̂
dative *siunīni *siunijōni *siunīni *siunijammaz *siunijōmaz *siunijammaz
instrumental *siunīnē *siunijōnē *siunīnē *siunijammiz *siunijōmiz *siunijammiz
Descendants

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Vladimir Orel (2003), “*segwniz I”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 322
  2. 2.0 2.1 Vladimir Orel (2003), “*segwniz II”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 322