Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/sanþą

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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

Substantivization of *sanþaz (true).

Pronunciation

Noun

*sanþą n[1]

  1. truth

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *sanþą (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *sanþą *sanþō
vocative *sanþą *sanþō
accusative *sanþą *sanþō
genitive *sanþas, *sanþis *sanþǫ̂
dative *sanþai *sanþamaz
instrumental *sanþō *sanþamiz

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “sanþaz~sanþan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 318