Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/birkīn
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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
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From *berku (“birch”) + *-īn.
Adjective
[edit]*birkīn
Inflection
[edit]| a-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Masculine | ||
| Nominative | *birkīn | ||
| Genitive | *birkīnas | ||
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *birkīn | *birkīnu | *birkīn |
| Accusative | *birkīnanā | *birkīnā | *birkīn |
| Genitive | *birkīnas | *birkīneʀā | *birkīnas |
| Dative | *birkīnumē | *birkīneʀē | *birkīnumē |
| Instrumental | *birkīnu | *birkīneʀu | *birkīnu |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *birkīnē | *birkīnō | *birkīnu |
| Accusative | *birkīnā | *birkīnā | *birkīnu |
| Genitive | *birkīneʀō | *birkīneʀō | *birkīneʀō |
| Dative | *birkīnēm, *birkīnum | *birkīnēm, *birkīnum | *birkīnēm, *birkīnum |
| Instrumental | *birkīnēm, *birkīnum | *birkīnēm, *birkīnum | *birkīnēm, *birkīnum |