Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/haiþinaz
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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 *haiþī (“heath; untilled land”) + *-īnaz (“made of; having the characteristics of”). Originally presumed to be of Christian origin, however the word is attested by Ptolemy long before Christianity had spread among the Germanic peoples.
Adjective
*haiþinaz
- from or of uncultivated land
Inflection
Declension of *haiþinaz (a-stem)
| strong declension | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| nominative | *haiþinaz | *haiþinai | *haiþinō | *haiþinôz | *haiþiną, *-at(ō) | *haiþinō |
| accusative | *haiþinanǭ | *haiþinanz | *haiþinǭ | *haiþinōz | *haiþiną, *-at(ō) | *haiþinō |
| genitive | *haiþinas, *haiþinis | *haiþinaizǫ̂ | *haiþinaizōz | *haiþinaizǫ̂ | *haiþinas, *haiþinis | *haiþinaizǫ̂ |
| dative | *haiþinammai | *haiþinaimaz | *haiþinaizōi | *haiþinaimaz | *haiþinammai | *haiþinaimaz |
| instrumental | *haiþinanō | *haiþinaimiz | *haiþinaizō | *haiþinaimiz | *haiþinanō | *haiþinaimiz |
| weak declension | ||||||
| masculine | feminine | neuter | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| nominative | *haiþinô | *haiþinaniz | *haiþinǭ | *haiþinōniz | *haiþinô | *haiþinōnō |
| accusative | *haiþinanų | *haiþinanunz | *haiþinōnų | *haiþinōnunz | *haiþinô | *haiþinōnō |
| genitive | *haiþininiz | *haiþinanǫ̂ | *haiþinōniz | *haiþinōnǫ̂ | *haiþininiz | *haiþinanǫ̂ |
| dative | *haiþinini | *haiþinammaz | *haiþinōni | *haiþinōmaz | *haiþinini | *haiþinammaz |
| instrumental | *haiþininē | *haiþinammiz | *haiþinōnē | *haiþinōmiz | *haiþininē | *haiþinammiz |
Descendants
Noun
*haiþinaz m
- "a person from uncultivated land"; one of the Chaedini, a Germanic people of western Scandinavia mentioned by Ptolemy in his Geographia
Inflection
| masculine a-stemDeclension of *haiþinaz (masculine a-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *haiþinaz | *haiþinōz, *haiþinōs | |
| vocative | *haiþin | *haiþinōz, *haiþinōs | |
| accusative | *haiþiną | *haiþinanz | |
| genitive | *haiþinas, *haiþinis | *haiþinǫ̂ | |
| dative | *haiþinai | *haiþinamaz | |
| instrumental | *haiþinō | *haiþinamiz | |