Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/grōniz

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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

From Pre-Germanic *groh₁-ni-s, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰreh₁- (to grow, become green).

Pronunciation

Adjective

*grōniz (comparative *grōnizô, superlative *grōnistaz)

  1. green

Inflection

Declension of *grōniz (i-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *grōniz *grōnī *grōnį, *-jatō *grōnijai *grōnijôz *grōnijō
accusative *grōnijanǭ *grōnijǭ *grōnį, *-jatō *grōnijanz *grōnijōz *grōnijō
genitive *grōnijas, *grōnīs *grōnijaizōz *grōnijas, *grōnīs *grōnijaizǫ̂ *grōnijaizǫ̂ *grōnijaizǫ̂
dative *grōnijammai *grōnijaizōi *grōnijammai *grōnijaimaz *grōnijaimaz *grōnijaimaz
instrumental *grōnijanō *grōnijaizō *grōnijanō *grōnijaimiz *grōnijaimiz *grōnijaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *grōnijô *grōnijǭ *grōnijô *grōnijaniz *grōnijōniz *grōnijōnō
accusative *grōnijanų *grōnijōnų *grōnijô *grōnijanunz *grōnijōnunz *grōnijōnō
genitive *grōnīniz *grōnijōniz *grōnīniz *grōnijanǫ̂ *grōnijōnǫ̂ *grōnijanǫ̂
dative *grōnīni *grōnijōni *grōnīni *grōnijammaz *grōnijōmaz *grōnijammaz
instrumental *grōnīnē *grōnijōnē *grōnīnē *grōnijammiz *grōnijōmiz *grōnijammiz

Derived terms

Descendants

See also

Colors in Proto-Germanic · *farwôz (layout · text)
     *blaikaz, *blankaz, *hwītaz, *blasaz      *falwaz, *grēwaz, *haswaz, *grīsaz, *hairaz      *blakaz, *swartaz
             *raudaz              *brūnaz, *erpaz, *dusnaz              *gelwaz, *gulaz
             *grōniz              *grōniz             
                          *blēwaz              *blēwaz, *hēwijaz
             *blēwaz, *hēwijaz              *baswaz             

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*grōni-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 191