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Old Prussian
Etymology
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *génāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷḗn. Cognates include Russian жена́ (žená), English queen and Ancient Greek γῠνή (gunḗ).
Noun
genno
- woman
- wife
- Elbing German-Prussian Vocabulary
- Wip Genno
Declension
Declension of genno (feminine)
References
- Mažiulis, Vytautas (1988) “genno”, in Prūsų kalbos etimologijos žodynas [Etymological dictionary of Old Prussian] (in Lithuanian), volume I, Vilnius: Mokslas, page 351
- Mažiulis, Vytautas (2004) Palmaitis, Letas, transl., Prūsų kalbos istorinė gramatika [Historical Grammar of Old Prussian], Vilnus: Vilniaus universiteto leidykla, →ISBN, pages 49-52: “ā-stem”