Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/skaunistaz

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈskɑu̯.nis.taz/

Adjective

*skaunistaz

  1. superlative degree of *skauniz

Inflection

Declension of *skaunistaz (a-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *skaunistaz *skaunistō *skaunistą, -atō *skaunistai *skaunistôz *skaunistō
accusative *skaunistanǭ *skaunistǭ *skaunistą, -atō *skaunistanz *skaunistōz *skaunistō
genitive *skaunistas, -is *skaunistaizōz *skaunistas, -is *skaunistaizǫ̂ *skaunistaizǫ̂ *skaunistaizǫ̂
dative *skaunistammai *skaunistaizōi *skaunistammai *skaunistaimaz *skaunistaimaz *skaunistaimaz
instrumental *skaunistanō *skaunistaizō *skaunistanō *skaunistaimiz *skaunistaimiz *skaunistaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *skaunistô *skaunistǭ *skaunistô *skaunistaniz *skaunistōniz *skaunistōnō
accusative *skaunistanų *skaunistōnų *skaunistô *skaunistanunz *skaunistōnunz *skaunistōnō
genitive *skaunistiniz *skaunistōniz *skaunistiniz *skaunistanǫ̂ *skaunistōnǫ̂ *skaunistanǫ̂
dative *skaunistini *skaunistōni *skaunistini *skaunistammaz *skaunistōmaz *skaunistammaz
instrumental *skaunistinē *skaunistōnē *skaunistinē *skaunistammiz *skaunistōmiz *skaunistammiz

Descendants

  • Old English: sċīenost, sċȳnost, sċēonost, sċēnost
    • Middle English: shenest