Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/-attjan

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *-atjaną.

Suffix

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*-attjan

  1. Creates verbs from nouns and adjectives, similar to -ise.
  2. Creates intensive verbs from other verbs.

Inflection

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Class 1 weak j-present
Infinitive *-attjan
1st sg. past *-attā
Infinitive *-attjan
Genitive infin. *-attjannjas
Dative infin. *-attjannjē
Instrum. infin. *-attjannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *-attju *-attā
2nd singular *-atisi *-attēs, *-attōs
3rd singular *-atiþi *-attē, *-attā
1st plural *-attjum *-attum
2nd plural *-atiþ *-attud
3rd plural *-attjanþ *-attun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *-attjē *-attī
2nd singular *-attjēs *-attī
3rd singular *-attjē *-attī
1st plural *-attjēm *-attīm
2nd plural *-attjēþ *-attīd
3rd plural *-attjēn *-attīn
Imperative Present
Singular *-ati
Plural *-atiþ
Present Past
Participle *-attjandī *-att

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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