Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/bijǭ

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

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *bʰey- (bee). Cognate with Latin fūcus (drone), Old Irish bech (bee), Lithuanian bitė (bee).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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*bijǭ f

  1. bee

Inflection

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Ablauting n-stem, alternating between e-grade stem *bijōn- and zero-grade stem *bin-.

feminine on-stemDeclension of *bijǭ (feminine on-stem)
singular plural
nominative *bijǭ *bijōniz
vocative *bijǭ *bijōniz
accusative *bijōnų *binunz
genitive *biniz *binǫ̂
dative *binini *bijummiz
instrumental *binē *binōmiz

Descendants

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