Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/aiʀīn

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From *aiʀ (“bronze”) +‎ *-īn.

Adjective

*aiʀīn

1. made of copper, brass

Inflection

a-stem
Singular	Masculine
Nominative	*aiʀīn
Genitive	*aiʀīnas
Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*aiʀīn	*aiʀīnu	*aiʀīn
Accusative	*aiʀīnanā	*aiʀīnā	*aiʀīn
Genitive	*aiʀīnas	*aiʀīneʀā	*aiʀīnas
Dative	*aiʀīnumē	*aiʀīneʀē	*aiʀīnumē
Instrumental	*aiʀīnu	*aiʀīneʀu	*aiʀīnu
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*aiʀīnē	*aiʀīnō	*aiʀīnu
Accusative	*aiʀīnā	*aiʀīnā	*aiʀīnu
Genitive	*aiʀīneʀō	*aiʀīneʀō	*aiʀīneʀō
Dative	*aiʀīnēm, *aiʀīnum	*aiʀīnēm, *aiʀīnum	*aiʀīnēm, *aiʀīnum
Instrumental	*aiʀīnēm, *aiʀīnum	*aiʀīnēm, *aiʀīnum	*aiʀīnēm, *aiʀīnum

Descendants

• Old English: ǣren
• Old High German: ērīn
  • German: ehern