Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/-gô
Proto-Germanic
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editUnknown. Note also *-kô in *kelkô, *leuskô, *mankô etc.
(Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Pronunciation
editSuffix
edit*-gô m
- Appended to verbs and adjectives to create nouns, usually with a diminutive force.
Declension
editmasculine an-stemDeclension of *-gô (masculine an-stem) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | *-gô | *-ganiz | |
vocative | *-gô | *-ganiz | |
accusative | *-ganų | *-ganunz | |
genitive | *-giniz | *-ganǫ̂ | |
dative | *-gini | *-gammaz | |
instrumental | *-ginē | *-gammiz |
Derived terms
editCategory Proto-Germanic terms suffixed with *-gô not found
Descendants
editNote: This suffix was rarely productive in the daughter languages.