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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wēnijaną

 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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Etymology

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From *wēniz (“hope, expectation”) +‎ *-janą.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈwɛː.ni.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

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*wēnijaną

  1. to hope, to expect
  2. to believe, to imagine

Inflection

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Conjugation of *wēnijaną (weak class 1)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *wēnijō *wēnijaų — *wēnijai ?
2nd singular *wēnīsi *wēnijais *wēnī *wēnijasai *wēnijaisau
3rd singular *wēnīþi *wēnijai *wēnijaþau *wēnijaþai *wēnijaiþau
1st dual *wēnijōs *wēnijaiw — — —
2nd dual *wēnijaþiz *wēnijaiþiz *wēnijaþiz — —
1st plural *wēnijamaz *wēnijaim — *wēnijanþai *wēnijainþau
2nd plural *wēnīþ *wēnijaiþ *wēnīþ *wēnijanþai *wēnijainþau
3rd plural *wēnijanþi *wēnijain *wēnijanþau *wēnijanþai *wēnijainþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *wēnidǭ *wēnidēdį̄
2nd singular *wēnidēz *wēnidēdīz
3rd singular *wēnidē *wēnidēdī
1st dual *wēnidēdū *wēnidēdīw
2nd dual *wēnidēdudiz *wēnidēdīdiz
1st plural *wēnidēdum *wēnidēdīm
2nd plural *wēnidēdud *wēnidēdīd
3rd plural *wēnidēdun *wēnidēdīn
present past
participles *wēnijandz *wēnidaz

Descendants

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