Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/þīnaz
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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 *téynos.
Pronunciation
Determiner
*þīnaz
Inflection
Declension of *þīnaz (a-stem, strong only)
| strong declension | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| nominative | *þīnaz | *þīnai | *þīnō | *þīnôz | *þīną, *-at(ō) | *þīnō |
| accusative | *þīnanǭ | *þīnanz | *þīnǭ | *þīnōz | *þīną, *-at(ō) | *þīnō |
| genitive | *þīnas, *þīnis | *þīnaizǫ̂ | *þīnaizōz | *þīnaizǫ̂ | *þīnas, *þīnis | *þīnaizǫ̂ |
| dative | *þīnammai | *þīnaimaz | *þīnaizōi | *þīnaimaz | *þīnammai | *þīnaimaz |
| instrumental | *þīnanō | *þīnaimiz | *þīnaizō | *þīnaimiz | *þīnanō | *þīnaimiz |
Descendants
- Proto-West Germanic: *þīn
- Old Norse: þínn, þinn
- Gothic: 𐌸𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 (þeins)
See also
Proto-Germanic personal pronouns
| singular | first person | second person | reflexive |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *ek (unstr. *ik) | *þū | (*se-) |
| accusative | *mek (unstr. *mik) | *þek (unstr. *þik) | *sek (unstr. *sik) |
| dative/instr | *miz | *þiz | *siz |
| possessive | *mīnaz | *þīnaz | *sīnaz |
| dual | first person | second person | reflexive |
| nominative | *wet (unstr. *wit) | *jut, *jit | (*se-) |
| accusative | *unk | *inkw | *sek (unstr. *sik) |
| dative/instr | *unkiz | *inkwiz | *siz |
| possessive | *unkeraz | *inkweraz | *sīnaz |
| plural | first person | second person | reflexive |
| nominative | *wīz (unstr. *wiz) | *jūz, *jīz | (*se-) |
| accusative | *uns | *izwiz | *sek (unstr. *sik) |
| dative/instr | *unsiz | *izwiz | *siz |
| possessive | *unseraz | *izweraz | *sīnaz |