Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/tēwijaz
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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
Derived from *tēwō (“order”) or *tēwijaną (“to order”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
*tēwijaz
Inflection
Declension of *tēwijaz (ja-stem)
| Strong declension | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *tēwijaz | *tēwijai | *tēwijō | *tēwijôz | *tēwiją, -atō | *tēwijō |
| Accusative | *tēwijanǭ | *tēwijanz | *tēwijǭ | *tēwijōz | *tēwiją, -atō | *tēwijō |
| Genitive | *tēwijas, -īs | *tēwijaizǫ̂ | *tēwijaizōz | *tēwijaizǫ̂ | *tēwijas, -īs | *tēwijaizǫ̂ |
| Dative | *tēwijammai | *tēwijaimaz | *tēwijaizōi | *tēwijaimaz | *tēwijammai | *tēwijaimaz |
| Instrumental | *tēwijanō | *tēwijaimiz | *tēwijaizō | *tēwijaimiz | *tēwijanō | *tēwijaimiz |
| Weak declension | ||||||
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *tēwijô | *tēwijaniz | *tēwijǭ | *tēwijōniz | *tēwijô | *tēwijōnō |
| Accusative | *tēwijanų | *tēwijanunz | *tēwijōnų | *tēwijōnunz | *tēwijô | *tēwijōnō |
| Genitive | *tēwīniz | *tēwijanǫ̂ | *tēwijōniz | *tēwijōnǫ̂ | *tēwīniz | *tēwijanǫ̂ |
| Dative | *tēwīni | *tēwijammaz | *tēwijōni | *tēwijōmaz | *tēwīni | *tēwijammaz |
| Instrumental | *tēwīnē | *tēwijammiz | *tēwijōnē | *tēwijōmiz | *tēwīnē | *tēwijammiz |
Descendants
Found only in compounds.
- Old English: æltǣwe
- Old Frisian: eltē
- Gothic: 𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌿𐌽𐍄𐌴𐍅𐌴𐌹𐍃 (taihuntēweis)