Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/twīhnaz
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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 reconstructions
[edit]- *twihnaz (Northwest Germanic)
Etymology
[edit]From *twīhaz (“consisting of two”), from Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ (“two”).[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]*twīhnaz
Inflection
[edit]Declension of *twīhnaz (a-stem)
| Strong declension | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *twīhnaz | *twīhnai | *twīhnō | *twīhnôz | *twīhną, -atō | *twīhnō |
| Accusative | *twīhnanǭ | *twīhnanz | *twīhnǭ | *twīhnōz | *twīhną, -atō | *twīhnō |
| Genitive | *twīhnas, -is | *twīhnaizǫ̂ | *twīhnaizōz | *twīhnaizǫ̂ | *twīhnas, -is | *twīhnaizǫ̂ |
| Dative | *twīhnammai | *twīhnaimaz | *twīhnaizōi | *twīhnaimaz | *twīhnammai | *twīhnaimaz |
| Instrumental | *twīhnanō | *twīhnaimiz | *twīhnaizō | *twīhnaimiz | *twīhnanō | *twīhnaimiz |
| Weak declension | ||||||
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *twīhnô | *twīhnaniz | *twīhnǭ | *twīhnōniz | *twīhnô | *twīhnōnō |
| Accusative | *twīhnanų | *twīhnanunz | *twīhnōnų | *twīhnōnunz | *twīhnô | *twīhnōnō |
| Genitive | *twīhniniz | *twīhnanǫ̂ | *twīhnōniz | *twīhnōnǫ̂ | *twīhniniz | *twīhnanǫ̂ |
| Dative | *twīhnini | *twīhnammaz | *twīhnōni | *twīhnōmaz | *twīhnini | *twīhnammaz |
| Instrumental | *twīhninē | *twīhnammiz | *twīhnōnē | *twīhnōmiz | *twīhninē | *twīhnammiz |
Related terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Old English: twinn, twin; betwēonum
- Old Frisian: twīne
- Old Norse: tvinnr, tvennr
- Gothic: 𐍄𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌷𐌽𐌰𐌹 (tweihnai)