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Proto-Germanic
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Uncertain. Perhaps from *dungō (“earth, dung”) + *-jǭ. Kroonen, however, derives this via an intermediary verb *dungijaną (“to fertilise”). See Proto-West Germanic *dungijan.
Noun
*dungijǭ f
- earthen mound
- dunghill
Inflection
ōn-stemDeclension of *dungijǭ (ōn-stem)
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singular
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plural
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nominative
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*dungijǭ
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*dungijōniz
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vocative
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*dungijǭ
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*dungijōniz
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accusative
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*dungijōnų
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*dungijōnunz
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genitive
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*dungijōniz
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*dungijōnǫ̂
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dative
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*dungijōni
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*dungijōmaz
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instrumental
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*dungijōnē
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*dungijōmiz
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Descendants
Etymology 2
Possibly from *dungz (“vault, cave, cellar”) + *-jǭ.
Noun
*dungijǭ f
- apartment, bower
Inflection
ōn-stemDeclension of *dungijǭ (ōn-stem)
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singular
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plural
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nominative
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*dungijǭ
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*dungijōniz
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vocative
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*dungijǭ
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*dungijōniz
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accusative
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*dungijōnų
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*dungijōnunz
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genitive
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*dungijōniz
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*dungijōnǫ̂
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dative
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*dungijōni
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*dungijōmaz
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instrumental
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*dungijōnē
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*dungijōmiz
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Descendants