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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hnaskwī

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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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *hnaskuz +‎ *-ī (adjective suffix).

Adjective

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*hnaskwī[1]

  1. soft

Inflection

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ja-stem
Singular Masculine
Nominative *hnaskwī
Genitive *hnaskwijas
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *hnaskwī *hnaskwiju *hnaskwī
Accusative *hnaskwijanā *hnaskwijā *hnaskwī
Genitive *hnaskwijas *hnaskwijeʀā *hnaskwijas
Dative *hnaskwijumē *hnaskwijeʀē *hnaskwijumē
Instrumental *hnaskwiju *hnaskwijeʀu *hnaskwiju
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *hnaskwijē *hnaskwijō *hnaskwiju
Accusative *hnaskwijā *hnaskwijā *hnaskwiju
Genitive *hnaskwijeʀō *hnaskwijeʀō *hnaskwijeʀō
Dative *hnaskwijēm, *hnaskwijum *hnaskwijēm, *hnaskwijum *hnaskwijēm, *hnaskwijum
Instrumental *hnaskwijēm, *hnaskwijum *hnaskwijēm, *hnaskwijum *hnaskwijēm, *hnaskwijum

Derived terms

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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 227:PWGmc *hnaskwī