Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/ainawīgiją

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 *ainaz (one) +‎ *wīgiją (battle).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑi̯.nɑ.ˌwiː.ɣi.jɑ̃/

Noun edit

*ainawīgiją n[1]

  1. single combat

Inflection edit

neuter ja-stemDeclension of *ainawīgiją (neuter ja-stem)
singular plural
nominative *ainawīgiją *ainawīgijō
vocative *ainawīgiją *ainawīgijō
accusative *ainawīgiją *ainawīgijō
genitive *ainawīgijas, *ainawīgīs *ainawīgijǫ̂
dative *ainawīgijai *ainawīgijamaz
instrumental *ainawīgijō *ainawīgijamiz

Descendants edit

References edit

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003), “*aina-wīgjan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 9