Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kittīną
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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 *kittô + *-īną. The first element is tentatively from Proto-Indo-European *gidʰ-, *gidʰ-n- (“kid”) (see *kidją), or more likely from a substrate language. For the latter case, compare *gaits (“goat”) with its incompatible voicing.
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Pronunciation
Noun
*kittīną n
- (West Germanic) the young of an animal; fawn; kid; whelp
Inflection
| neuter a-stemDeclension of *kittīną (neuter a-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *kittīną | *kittīnō | |
| vocative | *kittīną | *kittīnō | |
| accusative | *kittīną | *kittīnō | |
| genitive | *kittīnas, *kittīnis | *kittīnǫ̂ | |
| dative | *kittīnai | *kittīnamaz | |
| instrumental | *kittīnō | *kittīnamiz | |