Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/jungaz
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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *h₂yuHn̥ḱós (“young”), from *h₂yuh₁en- (“idem”).[1] The shortening of the vowel from earlier *-uHun- is due to Osthoff's law.
Pronunciation
Adjective
*jungaz (comparative *junhizô, superlative *junhistaz)
Inflection
Declension of *jungaz (a-stem)
| Strong declension | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *jungaz | *jungai | *jungō | *jungôz | *jungą, -atō | *jungō |
| Accusative | *junganǭ | *junganz | *jungǭ | *jungōz | *jungą, -atō | *jungō |
| Genitive | *jungas, -is | *jungaizǫ̂ | *jungaizōz | *jungaizǫ̂ | *jungas, -is | *jungaizǫ̂ |
| Dative | *jungammai | *jungaimaz | *jungaizōi | *jungaimaz | *jungammai | *jungaimaz |
| Instrumental | *junganō | *jungaimiz | *jungaizō | *jungaimiz | *junganō | *jungaimiz |
| Weak declension | ||||||
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *jungô | *junganiz | *jungǭ | *jungōniz | *jungô | *jungōnō |
| Accusative | *junganų | *junganunz | *jungōnų | *jungōnunz | *jungô | *jungōnō |
| Genitive | *junginiz | *junganǫ̂ | *jungōniz | *jungōnǫ̂ | *junginiz | *junganǫ̂ |
| Dative | *jungini | *jungammaz | *jungōni | *jungōmaz | *jungini | *jungammaz |
| Instrumental | *junginē | *jungammiz | *jungōnē | *jungōmiz | *junginē | *jungammiz |
Derived terms
Related terms
Antonyms
Descendants
- Proto-West Germanic: *jung
- Old Norse: ungr
- Gothic: 𐌾𐌿𐌲𐌲𐍃 (juggs)
References
- ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*junga-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 274-5