Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hnits
Proto-Germanic
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Indo-European *-níd- (“nit, louse egg”). Cognate with Ancient Greek κονίς (konís, “nit, insect egg”), Old Irish sned (“nit”).
Noun
edit*hnits f
- nit, louse egg
Inflection
editconsonant stemDeclension of *hnits (consonant stem) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | *hnits | *hnitiz | |
vocative | *hnit | *hnitiz | |
accusative | *hnitų | *hnitunz | |
genitive | *hnitiz | *hnitǫ̂ | |
dative | *hniti | *hnitumaz | |
instrumental | *hnitē | *hnitumiz |