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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
Likely from Proto-Indo-European *swēdʰh₁-s-os or *swēdʰh₁-to-s. Related to Ancient Greek ἦθος (êthos, “custom”), Latin suēscō (“to become accustomed to”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
*swēsaz
- one's own, familiar, trusted
Inflection
Declension of *swēsaz (a-stem)
| Strong declension
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singular
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plural
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masculine
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feminine
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neuter
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masculine
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feminine
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neuter
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| nominative
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*swēsaz
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*swēsō
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*swēsą, -atō
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*swēsai
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*swēsôz
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*swēsō
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| accusative
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*swēsanǭ
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*swēsǭ
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*swēsą, -atō
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*swēsanz
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*swēsōz
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*swēsō
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*swēsas, -is
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*swēsaizōz
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*swēsas, -is
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*swēsaizǫ̂
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*swēsaizǫ̂
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*swēsaizǫ̂
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| dative
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*swēsammai
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*swēsaizōi
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*swēsammai
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*swēsaimaz
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*swēsaimaz
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*swēsaimaz
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| instrumental
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*swēsanō
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*swēsaizō
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*swēsanō
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*swēsaimiz
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*swēsaimiz
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*swēsaimiz
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| Weak declension
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singular
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plural
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masculine
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feminine
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neuter
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masculine
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feminine
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neuter
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| nominative
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*swēsô
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*swēsǭ
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*swēsô
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*swēsaniz
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*swēsōniz
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*swēsōnō
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| accusative
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*swēsanų
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*swēsōnų
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*swēsô
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*swēsanunz
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*swēsōnunz
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*swēsōnō
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*swēsiniz
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*swēsōniz
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*swēsiniz
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*swēsanǫ̂
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*swēsōnǫ̂
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*swēsanǫ̂
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*swēsini
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*swēsōni
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*swēsini
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*swēsammaz
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*swēsōmaz
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*swēsammaz
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*swēsinē
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*swēsōnē
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*swēsinē
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*swēsammiz
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*swēsōmiz
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*swēsammiz
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Derived terms
Descendants
Further reading
- De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 597
References
- ^ Heidermanns, Frank (1993) “swǣsa-”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der germanischen Primäradjektive (Studia linguistica Germanica; 33) (in German), Berlin, New York: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN, pages 579-580
