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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/gaminþiją

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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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From *ga- + a form *minþiją, the latter a nominal derivative of *munaną (to think, consider).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɣɑ.ˈmin.θi.jɑ̃/

Noun

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*gaminþiją n

  1. memory, remembrance

Inflection

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neuter ja-stemDeclension of *gaminþiją (neuter ja-stem)
singular plural
nominative *gaminþiją *gaminþijō
vocative *gaminþiją *gaminþijō
accusative *gaminþiją *gaminþijō
genitive *gaminþijas, *gaminþīs *gaminþijǫ̂
dative *gaminþijai *gaminþijamaz
instrumental *gaminþijō *gaminþijamiz
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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*menþjan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 268