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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/nēmiz

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

Vṛddhi gerundive of *nemaną (“to take”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈnɛː.miz/

Adjective

*nēmiz

  1. taking, accepting
  2. takeable, acceptable

Inflection
Declension of *nēmiz (i-stem)
strong declension
masculine feminine neuter
singular plural singular plural singular plural
nominative *nēmiz *nēmijai *nēmī *nēmijôz *nēmį, *-jatō *nēmijō
accusative *nēmijanǭ *nēmijanz *nēmijǭ *nēmijōz *nēmį, *-jatō *nēmijō
genitive *nēmijas, *nēmīs *nēmijaizǫ̂ *nēmijaizōz *nēmijaizǫ̂ *nēmijas, *nēmīs *nēmijaizǫ̂
dative *nēmijammai *nēmijaimaz *nēmijaizōi *nēmijaimaz *nēmijammai *nēmijaimaz
instrumental *nēmijanō *nēmijaimiz *nēmijaizō *nēmijaimiz *nēmijanō *nēmijaimiz
weak declension
masculine feminine neuter
singular plural singular plural singular plural
nominative *nēmijô *nēmijaniz *nēmijǭ *nēmijōniz *nēmijô *nēmijōnō
accusative *nēmijanų *nēmijanunz *nēmijōnų *nēmijōnunz *nēmijô *nēmijōnō
genitive *nēmīniz *nēmijanǫ̂ *nēmijōniz *nēmijōnǫ̂ *nēmīniz *nēmijanǫ̂
dative *nēmīni *nēmijammaz *nēmijōni *nēmijōmaz *nēmīni *nēmijammaz
instrumental *nēmīnē *nēmijammiz *nēmijōnē *nēmijōmiz *nēmīnē *nēmijammiz


Descendants
  • Proto-West Germanic: *nāmī
    • Old Saxon: *nāmi, *nēmi
    • Old High German: nāmi
  • Old Norse: næmr (“talented”), -næmr (“takeable”)
    • Icelandic: næmur, -næmur
    • Danish: nem (“easy”)
    • Old Swedish: nǣmber
  • Gothic: *𐌽𐌴𐌼𐍃 (*nēms)
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