Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hūnaz
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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 Proto-Indo-European *ḱūnós (“swollen”), whence also Sanskrit शुन (śuná, “thriving”), from an n-stem or heteroclitic r/n-stem derived from the root *ḱewh₁-, *ḱweh₁- (“to swell, spread out, enlarge, be strong”). Further cognate with Lithuanian šūsnis (“stack, pile, heap”), Latin inciēns (“with child, pregnant”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
*hūnaz m
Inflection edit
| masculine a-stemDeclension of *hūnaz (masculine a-stem) | |||
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| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *hūnaz | *hūnōz, *hūnōs | |
| vocative | *hūn | *hūnōz, *hūnōs | |
| accusative | *hūną | *hūnanz | |
| genitive | *hūnas, *hūnis | *hūnǫ̂ | |
| dative | *hūnai | *hūnamaz | |
| instrumental | *hūnō | *hūnamiz | |