Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/jainaz

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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 the pronominal Proto-Indo-European *ís; related to Old Church Slavonic онъ (onŭ, he), Latin idem (the same), and Sanskrit एना (enā, that; he).

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Pronunciation

Determiner

*jainaz

  1. that over there, yon

Inflection

Declension of *jainaz (a-stem, strong only)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *jainaz *jainō *jainą, *-at(ō) *jainai *jainôz *jainō
accusative *jainanǭ *jainǭ *jainą, *-at(ō) *jainanz *jainōz *jainō
genitive *jainas, *jainis *jainaizōz *jainas, *jainis *jainaizǫ̂ *jainaizǫ̂ *jainaizǫ̂
dative *jainammai *jainaizōi *jainammai *jainaimaz *jainaimaz *jainaimaz
instrumental *jainanō *jainaizō *jainanō *jainaimiz *jainaimiz *jainaimiz

Descendants

References

  • The Indo-European Languages (2015, →ISBN, page 401: In addition we have *jainaz > Goth. jains, OEng. geon (> Eng. yon), OHG jener (= Ger.) 'that man'.