Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/ainaz

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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 *h₁óynos (one).[1]

    Pronunciation

    Numeral

    Proto-Germanic cardinal numbers
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        Cardinal : *ainaz
        Ordinal : *frumô
        Adverbial : *ainas
        Multiplier : *ainafalþaz

    *ainaz

    1. (in the singular) one
    2. (in the plural) some

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    References

    1. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*aina-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 11