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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/finnaz
Proto-Germanic
Etymology
Disputed[1][2]; possible nominalization of unattested *finniz, from earlier *fēnþniz, vṛddhi gerundive of *fanþijaną (“to travel by foot, walk”).[3]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɸin.nɑz/
Inflection
masculine a-stemDeclension of *finnaz (masculine a-stem) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | *finnaz | *finnōz, *finnōs | |
vocative | *finn | *finnōz, *finnōs | |
accusative | *finną | *finnanz | |
genitive | *finnas, *finnis | *finnǫ̂ | |
dative | *finnai | *finnamaz | |
instrumental | *finnō | *finnamiz |
Descendants
References
- Hellquist, Elof (1922) “finne”, in Svensk etymologisk ordbok [Swedish etymological dictionary] (in Swedish), Lund: C. W. K. Gleerups förlag, page 137b
- Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*finnaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 103
- Karsten, T. E. (1915) Germanisch-finnische Lehnwortstudien. Ein Beitrag zu der ältesten Sprach- und Kulturgeschichte der Germanen., Helsingfors: Finnische Litteraturgesellschaft
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