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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/pīpaną

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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 Latin pīpō.

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

*pīpaną[1]

  1. To chirp or pipe like a bird or rodent
    Synonym: *twitwizōną
  2. To talk in a high-pitched or squeaky voice.
  3. To play a pipe or flute; to pipe

Inflection edit

Conjugation of *pīpaną (strong class 1)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *pīpō *pīpaų — *pīpai ?
2nd singular *pīpizi *pīpaiz *pīp *pīpazai *pīpaizau
3rd singular *pīpidi *pīpai *pīpadau *pīpadai *pīpaidau
1st dual *pīpōz *pīpaiw — — —
2nd dual *pīpadiz *pīpaidiz *pīpadiz — —
1st plural *pīpamaz *pīpaim — *pīpandai *pīpaindau
2nd plural *pīpid *pīpaid *pīpid *pīpandai *pīpaindau
3rd plural *pīpandi *pīpain *pīpandau *pīpandai *pīpaindau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *paip *pipį̄
2nd singular *paift *pipīz
3rd singular *paip *pipī
1st dual *pipū *pipīw
2nd dual *pipudiz *pipīdiz
1st plural *pipum *pipīm
2nd plural *pipud *pipīd
3rd plural *pipun *pipīn
present past
participles *pīpandz *pipanaz

Descendants edit

References edit

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*pīpanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 292
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