Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kinnuz

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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

Paradigmatic leveling of *kenuz ~ *kenniz, from earlier *kenuz ~ *kenwez, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵḗn-u-s ~ ǵén-w-os.

Pronunciation

Noun

*kinnuz f

  1. cheek
  2. chin, jaw

Inflection

u-stemDeclension of *kinnuz (u-stem)
singular plural
nominative *kinnuz *kinniwiz
vocative *kinnu *kinniwiz
accusative *kinnų *kinnunz
genitive *kinnauz *kinniwǫ̂
dative *kinniwi *kinnumaz
instrumental *kinnū *kinnumiz

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Sainéan, L. (1906) “Les noms romans du chien et leurs applications métaphoriques”, in Mémoires de la Soc. de ling., volume XIV
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