Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/swefnaz

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.

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Etymology edit

From Proto-Indo-European *swépnos. Related to *swefaną.

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*swefnaz m

  1. sleep

Inflection edit

masculine a-stemDeclension of *swefnaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *swefnaz *swefnōz, *swefnōs
vocative *swefn *swefnōz, *swefnōs
accusative *swefną *swefnanz
genitive *swefnas, *swifnis *swefnǫ̂
dative *swifnai *swefnamaz
instrumental *swefnō *swefnamiz

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