Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hrainiz

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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 *króy-n-is, a possibly-vṛddhied adjectival formation from an unattested *hrinaną, from Proto-Indo-European *krey- (to divide, sift).

Pronunciation

Adjective

*hrainiz (comparative *hrainizô, superlative *hrainistaz)

  1. clean, not dirty
  2. pure
  3. innocent

Inflection

Declension of *hrainiz (i-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *hrainiz *hrainī *hrainį, *-jatō *hrainijai *hrainijôz *hrainijō
accusative *hrainijanǭ *hrainijǭ *hrainį, *-jatō *hrainijanz *hrainijōz *hrainijō
genitive *hrainijas, *hrainīs *hrainijaizōz *hrainijas, *hrainīs *hrainijaizǫ̂ *hrainijaizǫ̂ *hrainijaizǫ̂
dative *hrainijammai *hrainijaizōi *hrainijammai *hrainijaimaz *hrainijaimaz *hrainijaimaz
instrumental *hrainijanō *hrainijaizō *hrainijanō *hrainijaimiz *hrainijaimiz *hrainijaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *hrainijô *hrainijǭ *hrainijô *hrainijaniz *hrainijōniz *hrainijōnō
accusative *hrainijanų *hrainijōnų *hrainijô *hrainijanunz *hrainijōnunz *hrainijōnō
genitive *hrainīniz *hrainijōniz *hrainīniz *hrainijanǫ̂ *hrainijōnǫ̂ *hrainijanǫ̂
dative *hrainīni *hrainijōni *hrainīni *hrainijammaz *hrainijōmaz *hrainijammaz
instrumental *hrainīnē *hrainijōnē *hrainīnē *hrainijammiz *hrainijōmiz *hrainijammiz

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*hraini-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 241