Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/niwjaz
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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 *néwyos.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
*niwjaz (comparative *niwizô, superlative *niwistaz)
Inflection edit
Declension of *niwjaz (ja-stem)
| Strong declension | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *niwjaz | *niwjai | *niwjō | *niwjôz | *niwją, -atō | *niwjō |
| Accusative | *niwjanǭ | *niwjanz | *niwjǭ | *niwjōz | *niwją, -atō | *niwjō |
| Genitive | *niwjas, -is | *niwjaizǫ̂ | *niwjaizōz | *niwjaizǫ̂ | *niwjas, -is | *niwjaizǫ̂ |
| Dative | *niwjammai | *niwjaimaz | *niwjaizōi | *niwjaimaz | *niwjammai | *niwjaimaz |
| Instrumental | *niwjanō | *niwjaimiz | *niwjaizō | *niwjaimiz | *niwjanō | *niwjaimiz |
| Weak declension | ||||||
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *niwjô | *niwjaniz | *niwjǭ | *niwjōniz | *niwjô | *niwjōnō |
| Accusative | *niwjanų | *niwjanunz | *niwjōnų | *niwjōnunz | *niwjô | *niwjōnō |
| Genitive | *niwiniz | *niwjanǫ̂ | *niwjōniz | *niwjōnǫ̂ | *niwiniz | *niwjanǫ̂ |
| Dative | *niwini | *niwjammaz | *niwjōni | *niwjōmaz | *niwini | *niwjammaz |
| Instrumental | *niwinē | *niwjammiz | *niwjōnē | *niwjōmiz | *niwinē | *niwjammiz |
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- Proto-West Germanic: *niwi
- Old English: nīewe, nīwe, nēowe, nīowe
- Old Frisian: nīe
- Old Saxon: niuwi
- Old Dutch: niuwi
- Old High German: niuwi, niuwe, niwe, niwi, nuwi
- Middle High German: niuwe, neu, new, newe, niu, niwe, nue, nuge, nuwe, nüewe, núwe, nůw, nůwe
- Old Norse: nýr
- Gothic: 𐌽𐌹𐌿𐌾𐌹𐍃 (niujis)