Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/swinþaz

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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

Uncertain; suggested to derive from Proto-Indo-European *seǵʰ- (to overpower), whence also *segaz (victory), perhaps either:

Pronunciation

Adjective

*swinþaz

  1. strong
  2. swift, fleet

Inflection

Declension of *swinþaz (a-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *swinþaz *swinþō *swinþą, -atō *swinþai *swinþôz *swinþō
accusative *swinþanǭ *swinþǭ *swinþą, -atō *swinþanz *swinþōz *swinþō
genitive *swinþas, -is *swinþaizōz *swinþas, -is *swinþaizǫ̂ *swinþaizǫ̂ *swinþaizǫ̂
dative *swinþammai *swinþaizōi *swinþammai *swinþaimaz *swinþaimaz *swinþaimaz
instrumental *swinþanō *swinþaizō *swinþanō *swinþaimiz *swinþaimiz *swinþaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *swinþô *swinþǭ *swinþô *swinþaniz *swinþōniz *swinþōnō
accusative *swinþanų *swinþōnų *swinþô *swinþanunz *swinþōnunz *swinþōnō
genitive *swinþiniz *swinþōniz *swinþiniz *swinþanǫ̂ *swinþōnǫ̂ *swinþanǫ̂
dative *swinþini *swinþōni *swinþini *swinþammaz *swinþōmaz *swinþammaz
instrumental *swinþinē *swinþōnē *swinþinē *swinþammiz *swinþōmiz *swinþammiz

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Further reading

References

  1. ^ Heidermanns, Frank (1993) Etymologisches Wörterbuch der germanischen Primäradjektive (Studia linguistica Germanica; 33) (in German), Berlin, New York: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN, pages 577-578