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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
An i-stem nominal formation from *wrītaną (“to write”).
Noun
*writiz m
- fissure; crevice; groove
- engraving; writing; inscription
- stroke; character; letter
Inflection
Declension of *writiz (i-stem)
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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*writiz
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*writīz
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| vocative
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*writi
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*writīz
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| accusative
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*writį
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*writinz
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| genitive
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*writīz
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*writjǫ̂
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| dative
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*writī
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*writimaz
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| instrumental
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*writī
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*writimiz
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Descendants
References
- ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*writi-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 597
