Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/-umô
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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]From Pre-Germanic *-m̥Hon-, from Proto-Indo-European *-mHo-.[1] Cognate with Latin -imus, Sanskrit -अम (-ama).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]*-umô
- Forms comparative or superlative adjectives.
Inflection
[edit]Declension of *-umô (an/īn-stem)
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *-umô | *-umaniz | *-umį̄ | *-umīniz | *-umô | *-umōnō |
| Accusative | *-umanų | *-umanunz | *-umīnų | *-umīnunz | *-umô | *-umōnō |
| Genitive | *-uminiz | *-umanǫ̂ | *-umīniz | *-umīnǫ̂ | *-uminiz | *-umanǫ̂ |
| Dative | *-umini | *-umammaz | *-umīni | *-umīmaz | *-umini | *-umammaz |
| Instrumental | *-uminē | *-umammiz | *-umīnē | *-umīmiz | *-uminē | *-umammiz |
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN