Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/ainēn

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/ainēn. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/ainēn, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/ainēn in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/ainēn you have here. The definition of the word Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/ainēn will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofReconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/ainēn, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
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 *aināną. Equivalent to *ain (one) +‎ *-ēn.

Verb

*ainēn

  1. to be alone

Inflection

Class 3 weak
Infinitive *ainēn
1st sg. past *ain?dā
Infinitive *ainēn
Genitive infin. *ainēnijas
Dative infin. *ainēnijē
Instrum. infin. *ainēniju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *ainē *ain?dā
2nd singular *ainēs *ain?dēs, *ain?dēs
3rd singular *ainēþ *ain?dē, *ain?dā
1st plural *ainēm *ain?dum
2nd plural *ainēþ *ain?dud
3rd plural *ainēnþ *ain?dun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *ainē *ain?dī
2nd singular *ainēs *ain?dī
3rd singular *ainē *ain?dī
1st plural *ainēm *ain?dīm
2nd plural *ainēþ *ain?dīd
3rd plural *ainēn *ain?dīn
Imperative Present
Singular *ainē
Plural *ainēþ
Present Past
Participle *ainēndī *ain?d

Descendants

  • Old High German: *einēn