Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/tūną
Proto-Germanic edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from (Pre-)Proto-Celtic *dūnom (“stronghold, rampart”) before Grimm's law changed *d to *t.[1]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
*tūną n
Inflection edit
neuter a-stemDeclension of *tūną (neuter a-stem) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | *tūną | *tūnō | |
vocative | *tūną | *tūnō | |
accusative | *tūną | *tūnō | |
genitive | *tūnas, *tūnis | *tūnǫ̂ | |
dative | *tūnai | *tūnamaz | |
instrumental | *tūnō | *tūnamiz |
Descendants edit
- Proto-West Germanic: *tūn m (“fence”)
- Old Norse: tún n (“field, enclosure”)