Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/stīfaz
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Proto-Germanic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Pre-Germanic *stéypos, from Proto-Indo-European *steyp- (“to be stiff, erect”). Related to Latin stīpō (“to compress”), Lithuanian stìpti (“to stiffen”).[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]*stīfaz
Inflection
[edit]Declension of *stīfaz (a-stem)
| Strong declension | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *stīfaz | *stīfai | *stīfō | *stīfôz | *stīfą, -atō | *stīfō |
| Accusative | *stīfanǭ | *stīfanz | *stīfǭ | *stīfōz | *stīfą, -atō | *stīfō |
| Genitive | *stīfas, -is | *stīfaizǫ̂ | *stīfaizōz | *stīfaizǫ̂ | *stīfas, -is | *stīfaizǫ̂ |
| Dative | *stīfammai | *stīfaimaz | *stīfaizōi | *stīfaimaz | *stīfammai | *stīfaimaz |
| Instrumental | *stīfanō | *stīfaimiz | *stīfaizō | *stīfaimiz | *stīfanō | *stīfaimiz |
| Weak declension | ||||||
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *stīfô | *stīfaniz | *stīfǭ | *stīfōniz | *stīfô | *stīfōnō |
| Accusative | *stīfanų | *stīfanunz | *stīfōnų | *stīfōnunz | *stīfô | *stīfōnō |
| Genitive | *stīfiniz | *stīfanǫ̂ | *stīfōniz | *stīfōnǫ̂ | *stīfiniz | *stīfanǫ̂ |
| Dative | *stīfini | *stīfammaz | *stīfōni | *stīfōmaz | *stīfini | *stīfammaz |
| Instrumental | *stīfinē | *stīfammiz | *stīfōnē | *stīfōmiz | *stīfinē | *stīfammiz |
Derived terms
[edit]- *stīfijaną
- *stiftaz
- Proto-West Germanic: *stift
Descendants
[edit]- Proto-West Germanic: *stīf
- →? Finnish: tiivis