Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/gabį̄

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 *gebaną (“to give”) +‎ *-į̄.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɣɑ.βĩː/

Noun

*gabį̄ f^[1]

wealth, riches

Inflection

īn-stemDeclension of *gabį̄ (īn-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*gabį̄	*gabīniz
vocative	*gabį̄	*gabīniz
accusative	*gabīnų	*gabīnunz
genitive	*gabīniz	*gabīnǫ̂
dative	*gabīni	*gabīmaz
instrumental	*gabīnē	*gabīmiz

Descendants

Old High German: kepī
Gothic: 𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌴𐌹 (gabei)
- → Proto-Slavic: *gobino, *gobina f, *gobiňa f
  - East Slavic:
    - Old East Slavic: гобино (gobino), гобина f (gobina)
      - Russian: гобина f (gobina) (dialectal)
  - South Slavic:
    - Old Church Slavonic: гобино (gobino)
    - Serbo-Croatian: (archaic)
      Cyrillic script: гобино (“spelt”); го̀бӣња f (“wreath”) (dialectal)
      Latin script: gobino (“spelt”)

References

^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*gabīn”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 121

[HGE-1] Vladimir Orel (2003) “*gabīn”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 121

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