Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/-inassuz

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

    Reanalyzed from *-inōną +‎ *-assuz.[1][2][3]

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /i.nɑs.suz/

    Noun

    *-inassuz m

    1. -ness

    Inflection

    Declension of *-inassuz (u-stem)
    singular plural
    nominative *-inassuz *-inassiwiz
    vocative *-inassu *-inassiwiz
    accusative *-inassų *-inassunz
    genitive *-inassauz *-inassiwǫ̂
    dative *-inassiwi *-inassumaz
    instrumental *-inassū *-inassumiz

    Derived terms

    Category Proto-Germanic terms suffixed with *-inassuz not found

    Descendants

    References

    1. ^ Boutkan, Dirk, Siebinga, Sjoerd (2005) “-nese”, in Old Frisian Etymological Dictionary (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 1), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 281
    2. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, pages 131-132
    3. ^ Agee, Joshua (2018) A Glottometric Subgrouping of the Early Germanic (PhD thesis)[1], →DOI