Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/blindį̄

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 *blindaz +‎ *-į̄.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈblin.dĩː/

Noun

*blindį̄ f[1]

  1. blindness

Inflection

Declension of *blindį̄ (īn-stem)
singular plural
nominative *blindį̄ *blindīniz
vocative *blindį̄ *blindīniz
accusative *blindīnų *blindīnunz
genitive *blindīniz *blindīnǫ̂
dative *blindīni *blindīmaz
instrumental *blindīnē *blindīmiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *blindī
  • Old Norse: blindi f

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*blendīn”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 48