Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/awiz

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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 Proto-Indo-European *h₂ówis.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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*awiz f[1]

  1. ewe
  2. sheep in general
    Synonyms: *fahaz, *skēpą

Inflection

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i-stemDeclension of *awiz (i-stem)
singular plural
nominative *awiz *awīz
vocative *awi *awīz
accusative *awį *awinz
genitive *awīz *awjǫ̂
dative *awī *awimaz
instrumental *awī *awimiz

Derived terms

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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*awi-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 45