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Proto-Germanic
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *dʰus-no-s (cognate with Proto-Celtic *dusnos (“dark, brown”)), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰwes-, seemingly related to Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂-.
Pronunciation
Adjective
*dusnaz
- brownish; brown
- yellow
Inflection
Declension of *dusnaz (a-stem)
| Strong declension
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| Case
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Masculine
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Feminine
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Neuter
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Singular
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Plural
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Singular
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Plural
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Singular
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Plural
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| Nominative
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*dusnaz
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*dusnai
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*dusnō
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*dusnôz
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*dusną, -atō
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*dusnō
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| Accusative
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*dusnanǭ
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*dusnanz
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*dusnǭ
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*dusnōz
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*dusną, -atō
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*dusnō
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| Genitive
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*dusnas, -is
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*dusnaizǫ̂
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*dusnaizōz
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*dusnaizǫ̂
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*dusnas, -is
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*dusnaizǫ̂
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| Dative
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*dusnammai
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*dusnaimaz
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*dusnaizōi
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*dusnaimaz
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*dusnammai
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*dusnaimaz
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| Instrumental
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*dusnanō
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*dusnaimiz
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*dusnaizō
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*dusnaimiz
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*dusnanō
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*dusnaimiz
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| Weak declension
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| Case
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Masculine
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Feminine
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Neuter
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Singular
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Plural
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Singular
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Plural
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Singular
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Plural
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| Nominative
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*dusnô
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*dusnaniz
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*dusnǭ
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*dusnōniz
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*dusnô
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*dusnōnō
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| Accusative
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*dusnanų
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*dusnanunz
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*dusnōnų
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*dusnōnunz
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*dusnô
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*dusnōnō
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| Genitive
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*dusniniz
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*dusnanǫ̂
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*dusnōniz
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*dusnōnǫ̂
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*dusniniz
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*dusnanǫ̂
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| Dative
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*dusnini
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*dusnammaz
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*dusnōni
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*dusnōmaz
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*dusnini
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*dusnammaz
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| Instrumental
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*dusninē
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*dusnammiz
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*dusnōnē
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*dusnōmiz
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*dusninē
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*dusnammiz
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Related terms
Descendants
See also
Colors in Proto-Germanic · *farwôz (layout · text)
| *blaikaz, *blankaz, *hwītaz, *blasaz
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*falwaz, *grēwaz, *haswaz, *grīsaz, *hairaz
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*blakaz, *swartaz
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| *raudaz
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*brūnaz, *erpaz, *dusnaz
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*gelwaz, *gulaz
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| *grōniz
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*grōniz
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*blēwaz
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*blēwaz, *hēwijaz
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| *blēwaz, *hēwijaz
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*baswaz
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