Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/þunnuz
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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From earlier *þunwuz, from Proto-Indo-European *tn̥h₂wús, variant of *ténh₂us (“thin”). Cognate with Sanskrit तनु (tanú), Latin tenuis.
Pronunciation
Adjective
*þunnuz (comparative *þunnizô, superlative *þunnistaz)
Inflection
Declension of *þunnuz (u-stem)
| strong declension | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| nominative | *þunnuz | *þunnijai | *þunnī | *þunnijôz | *þunnų, *-jatō | *þunnijō |
| accusative | *þunnijanǭ | *þunnijanz | *þunnijǭ | *þunnijōz | *þunnų, *-jatō | *þunnijō |
| genitive | *þunnijas, *þunnīs | *þunnijaizǫ̂ | *þunnijaizōz | *þunnijaizǫ̂ | *þunnijas, *þunnīs | *þunnijaizǫ̂ |
| dative | *þunnijammai | *þunnijaimaz | *þunnijaizōi | *þunnijaimaz | *þunnijammai | *þunnijaimaz |
| instrumental | *þunnijanō | *þunnijaimiz | *þunnijaizō | *þunnijaimiz | *þunnijanō | *þunnijaimiz |
| weak declension | ||||||
| masculine | feminine | neuter | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| nominative | *þunnijô | *þunnijaniz | *þunnijǭ | *þunnijōniz | *þunnijô | *þunnijōnō |
| accusative | *þunnijanų | *þunnijanunz | *þunnijōnų | *þunnijōnunz | *þunnijô | *þunnijōnō |
| genitive | *þunnīniz | *þunnijanǫ̂ | *þunnijōniz | *þunnijōnǫ̂ | *þunnīniz | *þunnijanǫ̂ |
| dative | *þunnīni | *þunnijammaz | *þunnijōni | *þunnijōmaz | *þunnīni | *þunnijammaz |
| instrumental | *þunnīnē | *þunnijammiz | *þunnijōnē | *þunnijōmiz | *þunnīnē | *þunnijammiz |
Descendants
- Proto-West Germanic: *þunnī
- Old Norse: þunnr