Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/nīþą
Proto-Germanic edit
Etymology edit
From Pre-Germanic *néyHto- or *níHto-, from Proto-Indo-European *neyH- (“to be angry”). Related to Old Irish níth (“battle, fury”).[1]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
*nīþą n
Inflection edit
neuter a-stemDeclension of *nīþą (neuter a-stem) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | *nīþą | *nīþō | |
vocative | *nīþą | *nīþō | |
accusative | *nīþą | *nīþō | |
genitive | *nīþas, *nīþis | *nīþǫ̂ | |
dative | *nīþai | *nīþamaz | |
instrumental | *nīþō | *nīþamiz |
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
- Proto-West Germanic: *nīþ
- Old Norse: níð
- Gothic: 𐌽𐌴𐌹𐌸 (neiþ)
References edit
- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 291