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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/sankwą

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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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Related to *sinkwaną (to sink).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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*sankwą n[1]

  1. a sinking

Inflection

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neuter a-stemDeclension of *sankwą (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *sankwą *sankwō
vocative *sankwą *sankwō
accusative *sankwą *sankwō
genitive *sankwas, *sankwis *sankwǫ̂
dative *sankwai *sankwamaz
instrumental *sankwō *sankwamiz

Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*sankwan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 318