Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/knīfą

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Proto-Germanic

Etymology

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Noun

*knīfą n

  1. knife, pinch, squeeze

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *knīfą (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *knīfą *knīfō
vocative *knīfą *knīfō
accusative *knīfą *knīfō
genitive *knīfas, *knīfis *knīfǫ̂
dative *knīfai *knīfamaz
instrumental *knīfō *knīfamiz

Descendants

  • Old Frisian: *knīf
  • Old Saxon: *knīf
  • Old Dutch: *knīf
  • German: Kneif (dialectal)
  • Old Norse: knífr m

References

  1. ^ de Vries, Jan (1971) Nederlands etymologisch woordenboek [Dutch etymological dictionary] (in Dutch), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN
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