Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/senaz
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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 Proto-Indo-European *sénos (“old”). Cognates include Ancient Greek ἕνος (hénos), Sanskrit सन (sána), Old Armenian հին (hin) and Latin senex.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]*senaz
Inflection
[edit]Declension of *senaz (a-stem)
| Strong declension | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *senaz | *senai | *senō | *senôz | *seną, -atō | *senō |
| Accusative | *senanǭ | *senanz | *senǭ | *senōz | *seną, -atō | *senō |
| Genitive | *senas, -is | *senaizǫ̂ | *senaizōz | *senaizǫ̂ | *senas, -is | *senaizǫ̂ |
| Dative | *senammai | *senaimaz | *senaizōi | *senaimaz | *senammai | *senaimaz |
| Instrumental | *senanō | *senaimiz | *senaizō | *senaimiz | *senanō | *senaimiz |
| Weak declension | ||||||
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *senô | *senaniz | *senǭ | *senōniz | *senô | *senōnō |
| Accusative | *senanų | *senanunz | *senōnų | *senōnunz | *senô | *senōnō |
| Genitive | *seniniz | *senanǫ̂ | *senōniz | *senōnǫ̂ | *seniniz | *senanǫ̂ |
| Dative | *senini | *senammaz | *senōni | *senōmaz | *senini | *senammaz |
| Instrumental | *seninē | *senammiz | *senōnē | *senōmiz | *seninē | *senammiz |
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]There are no descendants of the base adjective; however, the word may have existed since it is present as a compound in *sinīgaz.