Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/gnattaz

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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

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *gʰneHdʰn-, *gʰneHd- (“to gnaw; scratch”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰen- (“to gnaw; bite; scratch; rub”).

Pronunciation

Noun

*gnattaz m

  1. a bite or scratch
  2. a biting insect; mosquito

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *gnattaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *gnattaz *gnattōz, *gnattōs
vocative *gnatt *gnattōz, *gnattōs
accusative *gnattą *gnattanz
genitive *gnattas, *gnattis *gnattǫ̂
dative *gnattai *gnattamaz
instrumental *gnattō *gnattamiz

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