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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/þiwī

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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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Feminine equivalent to *þewaz (servant)

Noun

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*þiwī f[1]

  1. handmaid, female servant

Inflection

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ī/jō-stemDeclension of *þiwī (ī/jō-stem)
singular plural
nominative *þiwī *þiwjôz
vocative *þiwī *þiwjôz
accusative *þiwjǭ *þiwjōz
genitive *þiwjōz *þiwjǫ̂
dative *þiwjōi *þiwjōmaz
instrumental *þiwjō *þiwjōmiz

Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*þewa-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 541