Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/swainaz

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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 Proto-Indo-European *s(w)e- (“separate; apart; oneself; one's own”).

Pronunciation

Noun

*swainaz m

  1. relative; kinsman
  2. young man
  3. herder; herdsman, swineherd

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *swainaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *swainaz *swainōz, *swainōs
vocative *swain *swainōz, *swainōs
accusative *swainą *swainanz
genitive *swainas, *swainis *swainǫ̂
dative *swainai *swainamaz
instrumental *swainō *swainamiz

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