Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/knībaz

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Proto-Germanic

Etymology

A nominal formation, with quasi-Indo-European form *ǵneybʰ-o(n)-, perhaps from an unattested *knībaną, itself related to *knippōną (“to pinch”); see there for more.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

*knībaz m

  1. pincers; shears
  2. knife
    Synonyms: *dalkaz, *sahsą

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *knībaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *knībaz *knībōz, *knībōs
vocative *knīb *knībōz, *knībōs
accusative *knībą *knībanz
genitive *knības, *knībis *knībǫ̂
dative *knībai *knībamaz
instrumental *knībō *knībamiz

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*knība(n)-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 296
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