Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/-jaz
Proto-Germanic
editEtymology 1
editFrom Proto-Indo-European *-yós (agent suffix).
Pronunciation
editSuffix
edit*-jaz m
- -er, agent suffix
Inflection
editmasculine ja-stemDeclension of *-jaz (masculine ja-stem) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | *-jaz | *-jōz, *-jōs | |
vocative | *-i | *-jōz, *-jōs | |
accusative | *-ją | *-janz | |
genitive | *-jas, *-is | *-jǫ̂ | |
dative | *-jai | *-jamaz | |
instrumental | *-jō | *-jamiz |
Descendants
editAlternate forms
edit- *-az (when not being attached to class 1 weak verbs)
Etymology 2
editInherited from Proto-Indo-European *-yós. Cognate with Latin -ius, Ancient Greek -ιος (-ios), Sanskrit -य (-ya).
Suffix
edit*-jaz
Usage notes
edit- Following a short stem, which consists of a short vowel followed by a single consonant, the suffix remains *-jaz, but following a long stem, which has either a long vowel or diphthong, or a short vowel followed by several consonants it becomes *-ijaz. This phenomenon is called Sievers's law.
Inflection
editmasculine ja-stemDeclension of *-jaz (masculine ja-stem) | |||
---|---|---|---|
singular | plural | ||
nominative | *-jaz | *-jōz, *-jōs | |
vocative | *-i | *-jōz, *-jōs | |
accusative | *-ją | *-janz | |
genitive | *-jas, *-is | *-jǫ̂ | |
dative | *-jai | *-jamaz | |
instrumental | *-jō | *-jamiz |
Descendants
edit- Proto-Norse: -ᛃᚨᛉ (-jaʀ)