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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwh₂eh₂, from *h₂éwh₂os (“grandfather”) + *-eh₂ (feminine suffix), or equivalent to *awô + *-ǭ.
Pronunciation
Noun
*awǭ f[1]
- (East Germanic) grandmother
- Synonym: *ammǭ
Inflection
| ōn-stemDeclension of *awǭ (ōn-stem)
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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*awǭ
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*awōniz
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| vocative
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*awǭ
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*awōniz
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| accusative
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*awōnų
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*awōnunz
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| genitive
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*awōniz
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*awōnǫ̂
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| dative
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*awōni
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*awōmaz
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| instrumental
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*awōnē
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*awōmiz
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Descendants
References
- ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*awa/ōn-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 44
