Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/twigimaz

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 *dwiǵʰimos (two winters (old)), from *dwi- (two) + a form of *ǵʰéyōm (winter). Cognate with Latin bīmus (two years old).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtwi.ˌɣi.mɑz/

Adjective

*twigimaz

  1. (West Germanic) two years old

Inflection

Declension of *twigimaz (a-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *twigimaz *twigimō *twigimą, -atō *twigimai *twigimôz *twigimō
accusative *twigimanǭ *twigimǭ *twigimą, -atō *twigimanz *twigimōz *twigimō
genitive *twigimas, -is *twigimaizōz *twigimas, -is *twigimaizǫ̂ *twigimaizǫ̂ *twigimaizǫ̂
dative *twigimammai *twigimaizōi *twigimammai *twigimaimaz *twigimaimaz *twigimaimaz
instrumental *twigimanō *twigimaizō *twigimanō *twigimaimiz *twigimaimiz *twigimaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *twigimô *twigimǭ *twigimô *twigimaniz *twigimōniz *twigimōnō
accusative *twigimanų *twigimōnų *twigimô *twigimanunz *twigimōnunz *twigimōnō
genitive *twigiminiz *twigimōniz *twigiminiz *twigimanǫ̂ *twigimōnǫ̂ *twigimanǫ̂
dative *twigimini *twigimōni *twigimini *twigimammaz *twigimōmaz *twigimammaz
instrumental *twigiminē *twigimōnē *twigiminē *twigimammiz *twigimōmiz *twigimammiz
  • *ainagimaz

Descendants

  • Frankish: *twigim (Latinized as tuigimus)

References

  • Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*gōīn-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 184