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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
Uncertain. Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *dū- (“to torment, vex”) or from Proto-Indo-European *dāw- (“to burn”).
Pronunciation
Noun
*teuną n
- destruction; ruin; damage; lack
Inflection
| neuter a-stemDeclension of *teuną (neuter a-stem)
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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*teuną
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*teunō
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| vocative
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*teuną
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*teunō
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| accusative
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*teuną
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*teunō
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| genitive
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*teunas, *tiunis
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*teunǫ̂
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| dative
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*teunai
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*teunamaz
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| instrumental
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*teunō
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*teunamiz
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Derived terms
Descendants
References
- Guus Kroonen (2013) “*teuna-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 515
- Vladimir Orel (2003) “*teunō(n)”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 405
