Old Prussian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Balto-Slavic *génāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷḗn. Cognates include Russian жена́ (žená), English queen and Ancient Greek γῠνή (gunḗ).

Noun

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genno

  1. woman
  2. wife
    • Elbing German-Prussian Vocabulary
      Wip   Genno

Declension

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References

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  • Mažiulis, Vytautas (1988) “genno”, in Prūsų kalbos etimologijos žodynas [Etymological dictionary of Old Prussian]‎[1] (in Lithuanian), volume I, Vilnius: Mokslas, page 351
  • Mažiulis, Vytautas (2004) Palmaitis, Letas, transl., Prūsų kalbos istorinė gramatika [Historical Grammar of Old Prussian], Vilnus: Vilniaus universiteto leidykla, →ISBN, pages 49-52:ā-stem