Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/-anaz
Proto-Germanic
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Indo-European *-nos. Cognate with Latin -nus.
Pronunciation
editSuffix
edit*-anaz
- -ruler. attached to various words to create a term meaning "one who leads X"
Inflection
editmasculine a-stemDeclension of *-anaz (masculine a-stem) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | *-anaz | *-anōz, *-anōs | |
vocative | *-an | *-anōz, *-anōs | |
accusative | *-aną | *-ananz | |
genitive | *-anas, *-anis | *-anǫ̂ | |
dative | *-anai | *-anamaz | |
instrumental | *-anō | *-anamiz |