Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/ginōną

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 Proto-Indo-European *gʰh₂ey-, itself from *ǵʰeh₂- (to yawn, gape) +‎ *-ey-, with the suffix *-néh₂ti. See also *gīnaną.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɣi.nɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*ginōną

  1. to gape
  2. to yawn

Inflection

Conjugation of (weak class 2)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *ginō *ginǭ *ginōi ?
2nd singular *ginōsi *ginōs *ginō *ginōsai *ginōsau
3rd singular *ginōþi *ginō *ginōþau *ginōþai *ginōþau
1st dual *ginōs *ginōw
2nd dual *ginōþiz *ginōþiz *ginōþiz
1st plural *ginōmaz *ginōm *ginōnþai *ginōnþau
2nd plural *ginōþ *ginōþ *ginōþ *ginōnþai *ginōnþau
3rd plural *ginōnþi *ginōn *ginōnþau *ginōnþai *ginōnþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *ginōdǭ *ginōdēdį̄
2nd singular *ginōdēz *ginōdēdīz
3rd singular *ginōdē *ginōdēdī
1st dual *ginōdēdū *ginōdēdīw
2nd dual *ginōdēdudiz *ginōdēdīdiz
1st plural *ginōdēdum *ginōdēdīm
2nd plural *ginōdēdud *ginōdēdīd
3rd plural *ginōdēdun *ginōdēdīn
present past
participles *ginōndz *ginōdaz
  • *gainōną
    • Proto-West Germanic: *gainōn
  • *ganą
  • *ganōną
  • *gīnaną

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *ginōn
  • Old Norse: gina

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*ginēn-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 178