Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/-ijaz

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

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Indo-European *-iyós. Cognate with Latin -ius, Ancient Greek -ιος (-ios), Sanskrit -य (-ya).

Suffix

*-ijaz

  1. Nominal suffix denoting origin or descent.
Usage notes
  • Following a long stem, which has either a long vowel or diphthong, or a short vowel followed by several consonants, the suffix remains *-ijaz, but following a short stem, which consists of a short vowel followed by a single consonant, it becomes *-jaz. This phenomenon is called Sievers's law.

Inflection

Declension of *-ijaz (masculine ja-stem)
singular plural
nominative *-ijaz *-ijōz, *-ijōs
vocative *-ī *-ijōz, *-ijōs
accusative *-iją *-ijanz
genitive *-ijas, *-īs *-ijǫ̂
dative *-ijai *-ijamaz
instrumental *-ijō *-ijamiz

Descendants

  • Proto-Norse: -ᛁᛃᚨᛉ (-ijaʀ)
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