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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/niftiz
Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *néptih₂ (“grandchild; sister's son”). Cognate with Latin neptis (“granddaughter, niece”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈniɸ.tiz/
Inflection
i-stemDeclension of *niftiz (i-stem) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | *niftiz | *niftīz | |
vocative | *nifti | *niftīz | |
accusative | *niftį | *niftinz | |
genitive | *niftīz | *niftijǫ̂ | |
dative | *niftī | *niftimaz | |
instrumental | *niftī | *niftimiz |
Related terms
Descendants
- Old English: nift
- Old Frisian: nift
- West Frisian: nift (archaic)
- Old Saxon: nift, *nifta
- Old Dutch: *nifta
- Old High German: nift, nifta
- German: Nift, Nifte (archaic)
- ⇒ Old High German: niftila (diminutive)
- Middle High German: niftel, niftele
- Cimbrian: nüftl
- German: Niftel (archaic)
- Middle High German: niftel, niftele
- Old Norse: nipt
- Icelandic: nift
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