From *ga- + *mainiz, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱom-moynis. Related to Latin commūnis (from earlier comoinis).
*gamainiz (comparative *gamainizô, superlative *gamainistaz)
strong declension | ||||||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural | |
nominative | *gamainiz | *gamainijai | *gamainī | *gamainijôz | *gamainį, *-jatō | *gamainijō |
accusative | *gamainijanǭ | *gamainijanz | *gamainijǭ | *gamainijōz | *gamainį, *-jatō | *gamainijō |
genitive | *gamainijas, *gamainīs | *gamainijaizǫ̂ | *gamainijaizōz | *gamainijaizǫ̂ | *gamainijas, *gamainīs | *gamainijaizǫ̂ |
dative | *gamainijammai | *gamainijaimaz | *gamainijaizōi | *gamainijaimaz | *gamainijammai | *gamainijaimaz |
instrumental | *gamainijanō | *gamainijaimiz | *gamainijaizō | *gamainijaimiz | *gamainijanō | *gamainijaimiz |
weak declension | ||||||
masculine | feminine | neuter | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural | |
nominative | *gamainijô | *gamainijaniz | *gamainijǭ | *gamainijōniz | *gamainijô | *gamainijōnō |
accusative | *gamainijanų | *gamainijanunz | *gamainijōnų | *gamainijōnunz | *gamainijô | *gamainijōnō |
genitive | *gamainīniz | *gamainijanǫ̂ | *gamainijōniz | *gamainijōnǫ̂ | *gamainīniz | *gamainijanǫ̂ |
dative | *gamainīni | *gamainijammaz | *gamainijōni | *gamainijōmaz | *gamainīni | *gamainijammaz |
instrumental | *gamainīnē | *gamainijammiz | *gamainijōnē | *gamainijōmiz | *gamainīnē | *gamainijammiz |
Most later descendants confused and merged this word with *mainaz (“hurtful, bad, unjust, false”).