Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/skrīnī

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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

Borrowed from Latin scrīnium (chest, reliquary).[1]

Noun

*skrīnī n or m

  1. shrine, reliquary
  2. chest, coffer

Inflection

Neuter ja-stem
Singular
Nominative *skrīnī
Genitive *skrīnijas
Singular Plural
Nominative *skrīnī *skrīniju
Accusative *skrīnī *skrīniju
Genitive *skrīnijas *skrīnijō
Dative *skrīnijē *skrīnijum
Instrumental *skrīniju *skrīnijum
Masculine ja-stem
Singular
Nominative *skrīnī
Genitive *skrīnijas
Singular Plural
Nominative *skrīnī *skrīnijō, *skrīnijōs
Accusative *skrīnī *skrīnijā
Genitive *skrīnijas *skrīnijō
Dative *skrīnijē *skrīnijum
Instrumental *skrīniju *skrīnijum

Alternative reconstructions

Descendants

References

  1. ^ de Vries, Jan (1971) “schrijn”, in Nederlands etymologisch woordenboek [Dutch etymological dictionary] (in Dutch), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN