Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/slihtijaną

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 *slihtaz (plain, even) +‎ *-janą.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ˈslix.ti.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*slihtijaną[1]

  1. to smoothe, to even out

Inflection

Conjugation of (weak class 1)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *slihtijō *slihtijaų *slihtijai ?
2nd singular *slihtīsi *slihtijais *slihtī *slihtijasai *slihtijaisau
3rd singular *slihtīþi *slihtijai *slihtijaþau *slihtijaþai *slihtijaiþau
1st dual *slihtijōs *slihtijaiw
2nd dual *slihtijaþiz *slihtijaiþiz *slihtijaþiz
1st plural *slihtijamaz *slihtijaim *slihtijanþai *slihtijainþau
2nd plural *slihtīþ *slihtijaiþ *slihtīþ *slihtijanþai *slihtijainþau
3rd plural *slihtijanþi *slihtijain *slihtijanþau *slihtijanþai *slihtijainþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *slihtidǭ *slihtidēdį̄
2nd singular *slihtidēz *slihtidēdīz
3rd singular *slihtidē *slihtidēdī
1st dual *slihtidēdū *slihtidēdīw
2nd dual *slihtidēdudiz *slihtidēdīdiz
1st plural *slihtidēdum *slihtidēdīm
2nd plural *slihtidēdud *slihtidēdīd
3rd plural *slihtidēdun *slihtidēdīn
present past
participles *slihtijandz *slihtidaz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *slihtijan
    • Old Saxon: slihtian
    • Old Dutch: slihten
    • Old High German: slihten
  • Old Norse: slétta

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*slixtjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 351