Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/siniz
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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]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Indo-European *sénos (“of last year, old”). Cognate with Lithuanian sẽnas (“old, previous, ancient”), Latin senex (“old, aged, advanced in years; old man”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]*siniz
Inflection
[edit]Declension of *siniz (i-stem)
| strong declension | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| nominative | *siniz | *sinjai | *sinī | *sinjôz | *sinį, *-jatō | *sinjō |
| accusative | *sinjanǭ | *sinjanz | *sinjǭ | *sinjōz | *sinį, *-jatō | *sinjō |
| genitive | *sinjas, *sinis | *sinjaizǫ̂ | *sinjaizōz | *sinjaizǫ̂ | *sinjas, *sinis | *sinjaizǫ̂ |
| dative | *sinjammai | *sinjaimaz | *sinjaizōi | *sinjaimaz | *sinjammai | *sinjaimaz |
| instrumental | *sinjanō | *sinjaimiz | *sinjaizō | *sinjaimiz | *sinjanō | *sinjaimiz |
| weak declension | ||||||
| masculine | feminine | neuter | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| nominative | *sinjô | *sinjaniz | *sinjǭ | *sinjōniz | *sinjô | *sinjōnō |
| accusative | *sinjanų | *sinjanunz | *sinjōnų | *sinjōnunz | *sinjô | *sinjōnō |
| genitive | *sininiz | *sinjanǫ̂ | *sinjōniz | *sinjōnǫ̂ | *sininiz | *sinjanǫ̂ |
| dative | *sinini | *sinjammaz | *sinjōni | *sinjōmaz | *sinini | *sinjammaz |
| instrumental | *sininē | *sinjammiz | *sinjōnē | *sinjōmiz | *sininē | *sinjammiz |