Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/-ijaz
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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
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Proto-Indo-European *-iyós. Cognate with Latin -ius, Ancient Greek -ιος (-ios), Sanskrit -य (-ya).
Suffix
[edit]*-ijaz
Usage notes
[edit]- Following a long stem, which has either a long vowel or diphthong, or a short vowel followed by several consonants, the suffix remains *-ijaz, but following a short stem, which consists of a short vowel followed by a single consonant, it becomes *-jaz. This phenomenon is called Sievers's law.
Inflection
[edit]| masculine ja-stemDeclension of *-ijaz (masculine ja-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *-ijaz | *-ijōz, *-ijōs | |
| vocative | *-ī | *-ijōz, *-ijōs | |
| accusative | *-iją | *-ijanz | |
| genitive | *-ijas, *-īs | *-ijǫ̂ | |
| dative | *-ijai | *-ijamaz | |
| instrumental | *-ijō | *-ijamiz | |
Descendants
[edit]- Proto-Norse: -ᛁᛃᚨᛉ (-ijaʀ)