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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.
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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
Ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey- (“to go”). Kroonen suggests nominalization of a possible gerundive *aidijaz (“passable”), from a Pre-Germanic *h₁oytyos.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
*aidiją n[1]
- (North Germanic) isthmus, strait
Inflection
Declension of *aidiją (neuter ja-stem)
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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*aidiją
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*aidijō
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| vocative
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*aidiją
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*aidijō
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| accusative
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*aidiją
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*aidijō
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| genitive
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*aidijas, *aidīs
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*aidijǫ̂
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| dative
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*aidijai
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*aidijamaz
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| instrumental
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*aidijō
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*aidijamiz
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Descendants
- Old Norse: eið, eiði
- → Proto-Samic: *ājδē
- Northern Sami: áidi
- Southern Sami: aejrie
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*aidja-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 8