Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hnipnaną

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

Alternative forms

• *hnīpnaną

Etymology

Closely related to *hnipōną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxnip.nɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*hnipnaną

1. (intransitive) to become sad
2. (intransitive) to be downcast, droop

Inflection

Conjugation of *hnipnaną (weak class 4)

	active voice			passive voice
present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*hnipnō	*hnipnaų	—	—	—
2nd singular	*hnipnōsi	*hnipnais	*hnipnō	—	—
3rd singular	*hnipnōþi	*hnipnai	*hnipnōþau	—	—
1st dual	*hnipnōs	*hnipnaiw	—	—	—
2nd dual	*hnipnaþiz	*hnipnaiþiz	*hnipnaþiz	—	—
1st plural	*hnipnamaz	*hnipnaim	—	—	—
2nd plural	*hnipnaþ	*hnipnaiþ	*hnipnaþ	—	—
3rd plural	*hnipnanþi	*hnipnain	*hnipnanþau	—	—
past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*hnipnōdǭ	*hnipnōdēdį̄
2nd singular	*hnipnōdēz	*hnipnōdēdīz
3rd singular	*hnipnōdē	*hnipnōdēdī
1st dual	*hnipnōdēdū	*hnipnōdēdīw
2nd dual	*hnipnōdēdudiz	*hnipnōdēdīdiz
1st plural	*hnipnōdēdum	*hnipnōdēdīm
2nd plural	*hnipnōdēdud	*hnipnōdēdīd
3rd plural	*hnipnōdēdun	*hnipnōdēdīn
	present	past
participles	*hnipnandz	—

Descendants

• Old Norse: hnipna, hnípna
  • Icelandic: hnipna
• Gothic: *𐌷𐌽𐌹𐍀𐌽𐌰𐌽 (*hnipnan)
  • ⇒ Gothic: 𐌲𐌰𐌷𐌽𐌹𐍀𐌽𐌰𐌽 (gahnipnan)