Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/frōkniz
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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
Presumed vṛddhi gerundive of unattested *fraknaną, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *preg- (“to yearn; to covet”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
*frōkniz[1]
Inflection
Declension of *frōkniz (i-stem)
| strong declension | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| nominative | *frōkniz | *frōknijai | *frōknī | *frōknijôz | *frōknį, *-jatō | *frōknijō |
| accusative | *frōknijanǭ | *frōknijanz | *frōknijǭ | *frōknijōz | *frōknį, *-jatō | *frōknijō |
| genitive | *frōknijas, *frōknīs | *frōknijaizǫ̂ | *frōknijaizōz | *frōknijaizǫ̂ | *frōknijas, *frōknīs | *frōknijaizǫ̂ |
| dative | *frōknijammai | *frōknijaimaz | *frōknijaizōi | *frōknijaimaz | *frōknijammai | *frōknijaimaz |
| instrumental | *frōknijanō | *frōknijaimiz | *frōknijaizō | *frōknijaimiz | *frōknijanō | *frōknijaimiz |
| weak declension | ||||||
| masculine | feminine | neuter | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| nominative | *frōknijô | *frōknijaniz | *frōknijǭ | *frōknijōniz | *frōknijô | *frōknijōnō |
| accusative | *frōknijanų | *frōknijanunz | *frōknijōnų | *frōknijōnunz | *frōknijô | *frōknijōnō |
| genitive | *frōknīniz | *frōknijanǫ̂ | *frōknijōniz | *frōknijōnǫ̂ | *frōknīniz | *frōknijanǫ̂ |
| dative | *frōknīni | *frōknijammaz | *frōknijōni | *frōknijōmaz | *frōknīni | *frōknijammaz |
| instrumental | *frōknīnē | *frōknijammiz | *frōknijōnē | *frōknijōmiz | *frōknīnē | *frōknijammiz |
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Descendants
References
- ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*frōkniz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 115