Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/aurijaz

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

Etymology

From Latin aureus.

Noun

*aurijaz m

1. (North Germanic) an ounce
2. (North Germanic) a unit of currency

Inflection

masculine ja-stemDeclension of *aurijaz (masculine ja-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*aurijaz	*aurijōz, *aurijōs
vocative	*aurī	*aurijōz, *aurijōs
accusative	*auriją	*aurijanz
genitive	*aurijas, *aurīs	*aurijǫ̂
dative	*aurijai	*aurijamaz
instrumental	*aurijō	*aurijamiz

Descendants

• Old Norse: eyrir
  • Icelandic: eyrir
  • Faroese: oyra
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: øyre m
  • Old Swedish: ø̄ri, ø̄re
    • Swedish: öre
  • Old Danish: øræ
    • Danish: øre
      • Norwegian Bokmål: øre
        • → Norwegian Nynorsk: øre
  • Gutnish: öre
  • → Finnish: äyri