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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *h₂étnos (“that which goes; sun; year”), *h₂et-. Cognate with Sanskrit अत्न (atna, “the sun”), Latin annus (“year”).
Pronunciation
Noun
*aþna- m or n[1]
- (East Germanic) a year
Inflection
| masculine a-stemDeclension of *aþnaz (masculine a-stem)
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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*aþnaz
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*aþnōz, *aþnōs
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| vocative
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*aþn
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*aþnōz, *aþnōs
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| accusative
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*aþną
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*aþnanz
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| genitive
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*aþnas, *aþnis
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*aþnǫ̂
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| dative
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*aþnai
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*aþnamaz
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| instrumental
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*aþnō
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*aþnamiz
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| neuter a-stemDeclension of *aþną (neuter a-stem)
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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*aþną
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*aþnō
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| vocative
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*aþną
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*aþnō
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| accusative
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*aþną
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*aþnō
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| genitive
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*aþnas, *aþnis
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*aþnǫ̂
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| dative
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*aþnai
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*aþnamaz
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| instrumental
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*aþnō
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*aþnamiz
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Synonyms
Descendants
The Gothic attestation appears in only one form (dative plural) that could be either masculine or neuter.
References
- ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*aþna-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 40
