Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hūnaz

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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 Proto-Indo-European *ḱūnós (“swollen”), whence also Sanskrit शुन (śuná, “thriving”), from an n-stem or heteroclitic r/n-stem derived from the root *ḱewh₁-, *ḱweh₁- (“to swell, spread out, enlarge, be strong”). Further cognate with Lithuanian šūsnis (“stack, pile, heap”), Latin inciēns (“with child, pregnant”).

Pronunciation

Noun

*hūnaz m

  1. something swollen; a swelling
  2. piece of wood; block; chip
  3. offspring; young

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *hūnaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *hūnaz *hūnōz, *hūnōs
vocative *hūn *hūnōz, *hūnōs
accusative *hūną *hūnanz
genitive *hūnas, *hūnis *hūnǫ̂
dative *hūnai *hūnamaz
instrumental *hūnō *hūnamiz

Descendants

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