Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/upanaz
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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
Alternative forms
Etymology
Seemingly the past participle of a verb *eupaną, *ūpaną, though no other evidence of such a verb exists. Related to *upp (“up”) and thus originally meaning "lying on top" > "clear, open".[1]
Pronunciation
Adjective
*upanaz
Inflection
Declension of *upanaz (a-stem)
| Strong declension | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *upanaz | *upanai | *upanō | *upanôz | *upaną, -atō | *upanō |
| Accusative | *upananǭ | *upananz | *upanǭ | *upanōz | *upaną, -atō | *upanō |
| Genitive | *upanas, -is | *upanaizǫ̂ | *upanaizōz | *upanaizǫ̂ | *upanas, -is | *upanaizǫ̂ |
| Dative | *upanammai | *upanaimaz | *upanaizōi | *upanaimaz | *upanammai | *upanaimaz |
| Instrumental | *upananō | *upanaimiz | *upanaizō | *upanaimiz | *upananō | *upanaimiz |
| Weak declension | ||||||
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *upanô | *upananiz | *upanǭ | *upanōniz | *upanô | *upanōnō |
| Accusative | *upananų | *upananunz | *upanōnų | *upanōnunz | *upanô | *upanōnō |
| Genitive | *upaniniz | *upananǫ̂ | *upanōniz | *upanōnǫ̂ | *upaniniz | *upananǫ̂ |
| Dative | *upanini | *upanammaz | *upanōni | *upanōmaz | *upanini | *upanammaz |
| Instrumental | *upaninē | *upanammiz | *upanōnē | *upanōmiz | *upaninē | *upanammiz |
Derived terms
Descendants
- Proto-West Germanic: *opan
- Old Norse: opinn