Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/elpandabainīn
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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 *elpandabain (“ivory”) + *-īn (adjective suffix).
Adjective
*elpandabainīn
- made of ivory
Inflection
| a-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Masculine | ||
| Nominative | *elpandabainīn | ||
| Genitive | *elpandabainīnas | ||
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *elpandabainīn | *elpandabainīnu | *elpandabainīn |
| Accusative | *elpandabainīnanā | *elpandabainīnā | *elpandabainīn |
| Genitive | *elpandabainīnas | *elpandabainīneʀā | *elpandabainīnas |
| Dative | *elpandabainīnumē | *elpandabainīneʀē | *elpandabainīnumē |
| Instrumental | *elpandabainīnu | *elpandabainīneʀu | *elpandabainīnu |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *elpandabainīnē | *elpandabainīnō | *elpandabainīnu |
| Accusative | *elpandabainīnā | *elpandabainīnā | *elpandabainīnu |
| Genitive | *elpandabainīneʀō | *elpandabainīneʀō | *elpandabainīneʀō |
| Dative | *elpandabainīnēm, *elpandabainīnum | *elpandabainīnēm, *elpandabainīnum | *elpandabainīnēm, *elpandabainīnum |
| Instrumental | *elpandabainīnēm, *elpandabainīnum | *elpandabainīnēm, *elpandabainīnum | *elpandabainīnēm, *elpandabainīnum |
Descendants
- Old English: elpendbǣnen
- Middle English: ylpenbænen
- Old Frisian: *elpendbēnen, *elpenbēnen
- West Frisian: elpenbienen
- Old Saxon: *elpandbēnīn
- Middle Low German: elpenbênen, elpenbeinen
- Old Dutch: elpantbēnin
- Middle Dutch: elpenbenen
- Dutch: elpenbeenen (obsolete), elpenbenen
- → West Frisian: elpenbenen
- Dutch: elpenbeenen (obsolete), elpenbenen
- Middle Dutch: elpenbenen
- Old High German: elfantbeinīn, helfantbeinīn
- Middle High German: ëlfenbeinīn, hëlfenbeinīn
- ⇒ German: elfenbeinern
- Middle High German: ëlfenbeinīn, hëlfenbeinīn