Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/dajjǭ
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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 *dajjaną (“to suckle”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁(y)- (“to suck, suckle”). Cognate with Sanskrit धेनुः (dhénu, “cow, milk-cow”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]*dajjǭ f
- a female deer, hind
Inflection
[edit]| ōn-stemDeclension of *dajjǭ (ōn-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *dajjǭ | *dajjōniz | |
| vocative | *dajjǭ | *dajjōniz | |
| accusative | *dajjōnų | *dajjōnunz | |
| genitive | *dajjōniz | *dajjōnǫ̂ | |
| dative | *dajjōni | *dajjōmaz | |
| instrumental | *dajjōnē | *dajjōmiz | |