Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/niwi

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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 *niwjaz.

Adjective

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*niwi (comparative *niwiʀō, superlative *niwist)[1]

  1. new

Inflection

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ja-stem
Singular Masculine
Nominative *niwi
Genitive *niuwjas
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *niwi *niuwju *niwi
Accusative *niuwjanā *niuwjā *niwi
Genitive *niuwjas *niuwjeʀā *niuwjas
Dative *niuwjumē *niuwjeʀē *niuwjumē
Instrumental *niuwju *niuwjeʀu *niuwju
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *niuwjē *niuwjō *niuwju
Accusative *niuwjā *niuwjā *niuwju
Genitive *niuwjeʀō *niuwjeʀō *niuwjeʀō
Dative *niuwjēm, *niuwjum *niuwjēm, *niuwjum *niuwjēm, *niuwjum
Instrumental *niuwjēm, *niuwjum *niuwjēm, *niuwjum *niuwjēm, *niuwjum
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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 53:PWGmc *niwi