Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/sebunstirniją

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

Etymology

From *sebun +‎ *sternǭ +‎ *-ją.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈse.βunˌstir.ni.jɑ̃/

Noun

*sebunstirniją n

1. (astronomy) Pleiades

Inflection

neuter ja-stemDeclension of *sebunstirniją (neuter ja-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*sebunstirniją	*sebunstirnijō
vocative	*sebunstirniją	*sebunstirnijō
accusative	*sebunstirniją	*sebunstirnijō
genitive	*sebunstirnijas, *sebunstirnīs	*sebunstirnijǫ̂
dative	*sebunstirnijai	*sebunstirnijamaz
instrumental	*sebunstirnijō	*sebunstirnijamiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *sebunstirnī, *sebunstirrī
  • Old English: seofonstierre
  • Old Frisian: *sogenstēre, *savenstēre
    • Saterland Frisian: Soogengestiern (influenced by or possibly borrowed from German)
    • West Frisian: sânstjer
  • Old Saxon: *sivunstirni, *sivunstirri
    • Middle Low German: sēvenstērne, sȫvenstērne; sēvensterre
  • Old Dutch: *sivonstirni, *sivonstirri
    • Middle Dutch: sēvensterre
      • Dutch: zevenster (now rare)
  • Old High German: sibunstirni, sibunstirri; sibunstern
    • Middle High German: sibenstërne
      • German: Siebenstern, Siebengestirn
• Old Norse: sjaustirni
  • Icelandic: sjöstirni
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Sjustjerna