Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/skauniz

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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 Pre-Germanic *skowh₁nis, a verbal adjective originally meaning "watchable", derived from a lost strong verb *skawaną, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewh₁- (to perceive, pay attention).

Pronunciation

Adjective

*skauniz (comparative *skaunizô, superlative *skaunistaz)

  1. beautiful, shining

Inflection

Declension of *skauniz (i-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *skauniz *skaunī *skaunį, *-jatō *skaunijai *skaunijôz *skaunijō
accusative *skaunijanǭ *skaunijǭ *skaunį, *-jatō *skaunijanz *skaunijōz *skaunijō
genitive *skaunijas, *skaunīs *skaunijaizōz *skaunijas, *skaunīs *skaunijaizǫ̂ *skaunijaizǫ̂ *skaunijaizǫ̂
dative *skaunijammai *skaunijaizōi *skaunijammai *skaunijaimaz *skaunijaimaz *skaunijaimaz
instrumental *skaunijanō *skaunijaizō *skaunijanō *skaunijaimiz *skaunijaimiz *skaunijaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *skaunijô *skaunijǭ *skaunijô *skaunijaniz *skaunijōniz *skaunijōnō
accusative *skaunijanų *skaunijōnų *skaunijô *skaunijanunz *skaunijōnunz *skaunijōnō
genitive *skaunīniz *skaunijōniz *skaunīniz *skaunijanǫ̂ *skaunijōnǫ̂ *skaunijanǫ̂
dative *skaunīni *skaunijōni *skaunīni *skaunijammaz *skaunijōmaz *skaunijammaz
instrumental *skaunīnē *skaunijōnē *skaunīnē *skaunijammiz *skaunijōmiz *skaunijammiz

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*skauni-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 441