Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/snauþuz
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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *ksnéw-tu-s, from *ksnew- (“to scrape, sharpen”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
Inflection
Declension of *snauþuz (u-stem)
| strong declension | ||||||
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| masculine | feminine | neuter | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| nominative | *snauþuz | *snauþijai | *snauþī | *snauþijôz | *snauþų, *-jatō | *snauþijō |
| accusative | *snauþijanǭ | *snauþijanz | *snauþijǭ | *snauþijōz | *snauþų, *-jatō | *snauþijō |
| genitive | *snauþijas, *snauþīs | *snauþijaizǫ̂ | *snauþijaizōz | *snauþijaizǫ̂ | *snauþijas, *snauþīs | *snauþijaizǫ̂ |
| dative | *snauþijammai | *snauþijaimaz | *snauþijaizōi | *snauþijaimaz | *snauþijammai | *snauþijaimaz |
| instrumental | *snauþijanō | *snauþijaimiz | *snauþijaizō | *snauþijaimiz | *snauþijanō | *snauþijaimiz |
| weak declension | ||||||
| masculine | feminine | neuter | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| nominative | *snauþijô | *snauþijaniz | *snauþijǭ | *snauþijōniz | *snauþijô | *snauþijōnō |
| accusative | *snauþijanų | *snauþijanunz | *snauþijōnų | *snauþijōnunz | *snauþijô | *snauþijōnō |
| genitive | *snauþīniz | *snauþijanǫ̂ | *snauþijōniz | *snauþijōnǫ̂ | *snauþīniz | *snauþijanǫ̂ |
| dative | *snauþīni | *snauþijammaz | *snauþijōni | *snauþijōmaz | *snauþīni | *snauþijammaz |
| instrumental | *snauþīnē | *snauþijammiz | *snauþijōnē | *snauþijōmiz | *snauþīnē | *snauþijammiz |
Descendants
- Old Dutch: *snōthi
- Old High German:
- Old Norse: snauðr
- ⇒ Proto-Germanic: *sneuþaną, *snuþanaz (part.past.)
- ⇒ Proto-Germanic: *snuþjaną
- Old English: be-snyþþan (“to rob”)