Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/ain

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This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

    From Proto-Germanic *ainaz.

    Adjective

    Proto-West Germanic cardinal numbers
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        Cardinal : *ain

    *ain[1]

    1. one

    Inflection

    a-stem
    Singular Masculine
    Nominative *ain
    Genitive *ainas
    Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
    Nominative *ain *ainu *ain
    Accusative *ainanā *ainā *ain
    Genitive *ainas *aineʀā *ainas
    Dative *ainumē *aineʀē *ainumē
    Instrumental *ainu *aineʀu *ainu
    Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
    Nominative *ainē *ainō *ainu
    Accusative *ainā *ainā *ainu
    Genitive *aineʀō *aineʀō *aineʀō
    Dative *ainēm, *ainum *ainēm, *ainum *ainēm, *ainum
    Instrumental *ainēm, *ainum *ainēm, *ainum *ainēm, *ainum

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    References

    1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 120:*ain