Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kanipaz

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 edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Indo-European *ǵenu- (jaw). Cognate with Latin gena (cheek), Welsh gen (cheek, chin), Ancient Greek γενειάς (geneiás, beard, chin).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

*kanipaz m

  1. hair on the chin or cheek, beard, whiskers, moustache

Inflection edit

masculine a-stemDeclension of *kanipaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *kanipaz *kanipōz, *kanipōs
vocative *kanip *kanipōz, *kanipōs
accusative *kanipą *kanipanz
genitive *kanipas, *kanipis *kanipǫ̂
dative *kanipai *kanipamaz
instrumental *kanipō *kanipamiz

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Descendants edit

  • Proto-West Germanic: *kanip
    • Old English: cenep
    • Old Frisian: kanep, kenep, knap, knep
  • Old Norse: kanpr, kampr