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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/handugį̄

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 *handugaz (“handy”) +‎ *-į̄.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈxɑn.du.ɣĩː/

Noun

*handugį̄ f[1]

  1. sharpness, dexterity

Inflection
īn-stemDeclension of *handugį̄ (īn-stem)
singular plural
nominative *handugį̄ *handugīniz
vocative *handugį̄ *handugīniz
accusative *handugīnų *handugīnunz
genitive *handugīniz *handugīnǫ̂
dative *handugīni *handugīmaz
instrumental *handugīnē *handugīmiz

Descendants
  • Old High German: hantagī, hantigī (“sharpness, strictness, torture”)
  • Gothic: 𐌷𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌿𐌲𐌴𐌹 (handugei, “wisdom”)

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*handagīn~handugīn”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 159
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