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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology 1
From Proto-Germanic *aiþį̄.
Noun
*aiþī f
- mother
Inflection
| īn-stem
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Singular
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| Nominative
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*aiþī
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| Genitive
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*aiþīn
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Singular
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Plural
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| Nominative
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*aiþī
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—
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| Accusative
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*aiþīn
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—
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| Genitive
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*aiþīn
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—
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| Dative
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*aiþīn
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—
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| Instrumental
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*aiþīn
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—
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Descendants
Etymology 2
From *aiþ (“oath”) + *-ī (adjective suffix).
Adjective
*aiþī[1]
- (Anglo-Frisian Germanic) capable of taking an oath
Inflection
| ja-stem
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| Singular
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Masculine
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| Nominative
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*aiþī
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| Genitive
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*aiþijas
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| Singular
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Masculine
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Feminine
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Neuter
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| Nominative
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*aiþī
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*aiþiju
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*aiþī
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| Accusative
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*aiþijanā
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*aiþijā
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*aiþī
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| Genitive
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*aiþijas
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*aiþijeʀā
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*aiþijas
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| Dative
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*aiþijumē
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*aiþijeʀē
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*aiþijumē
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| Instrumental
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*aiþiju
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*aiþijeʀu
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*aiþiju
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| Plural
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Masculine
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Feminine
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Neuter
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| Nominative
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*aiþijē
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*aiþijō
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*aiþiju
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| Accusative
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*aiþijā
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*aiþijā
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*aiþiju
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| Genitive
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*aiþijeʀō
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*aiþijeʀō
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*aiþijeʀō
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| Dative
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*aiþijēm, *aiþijum
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*aiþijēm, *aiþijum
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*aiþijēm, *aiþijum
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| Instrumental
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*aiþijēm, *aiþijum
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*aiþijēm, *aiþijum
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*aiþijēm, *aiþijum
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Descendants
References
- ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*aiþja-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 15
