Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/birkīnaz

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

From *berkō +‎ *-īnaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbir.kiː.nɑz/

Adjective

*birkīnaz

  1. birchen, made of birch

Inflection

Declension of *birkīnaz (a-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *birkīnaz *birkīnō *birkīną, -atō *birkīnai *birkīnôz *birkīnō
accusative *birkīnanǭ *birkīnǭ *birkīną, -atō *birkīnanz *birkīnōz *birkīnō
genitive *birkīnas, -is *birkīnaizōz *birkīnas, -is *birkīnaizǫ̂ *birkīnaizǫ̂ *birkīnaizǫ̂
dative *birkīnammai *birkīnaizōi *birkīnammai *birkīnaimaz *birkīnaimaz *birkīnaimaz
instrumental *birkīnanō *birkīnaizō *birkīnanō *birkīnaimiz *birkīnaimiz *birkīnaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *birkīnô *birkīnǭ *birkīnô *birkīnaniz *birkīnōniz *birkīnōnō
accusative *birkīnanų *birkīnōnų *birkīnô *birkīnanunz *birkīnōnunz *birkīnōnō
genitive *birkīniniz *birkīnōniz *birkīniniz *birkīnanǫ̂ *birkīnōnǫ̂ *birkīnanǫ̂
dative *birkīnini *birkīnōni *birkīnini *birkīnammaz *birkīnōmaz *birkīnammaz
instrumental *birkīninē *birkīnōnē *birkīninē *birkīnammiz *birkīnōmiz *birkīnammiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *birkīn
    • Old English: bierċen, beorcen
    • Old Saxon: *birkīn
    • Old Dutch: *birkin
    • Old High German: birkīn
      • German: birken
      • Luxembourgish: biirken
  • Old Norse: birkinn
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