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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/fnasą

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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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Unknown.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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*fnasą n

  1. outer layer, husk

Inflection

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neuter a-stemDeclension of *fnasą (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *fnasą *fnasō
vocative *fnasą *fnasō
accusative *fnasą *fnasō
genitive *fnasas, *fnasis *fnasǫ̂
dative *fnasai *fnasamaz
instrumental *fnasō *fnasamiz

Descendants

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  • Old English: fnæs
  • Old Norse: *fnas
    • Norwegian:
      • Norwegian Bokmål: fnas
      • Norwegian Nynorsk: fnas

References

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  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*fnasan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 109