Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/gawēpniją

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This Proto-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-Germanic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From *ga- +‎ *wēpną +‎ *-ją.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ɣɑ.ˈwɛːp.ni.jɑ̃/

Noun[edit]

*gawēpniją n

  1. weapons, arms, armament

Inflection[edit]

neuter ja-stemDeclension of *gawēpniją (neuter ja-stem)
singular plural
nominative *gawēpniją *gawēpnijō
vocative *gawēpniją *gawēpnijō
accusative *gawēpniją *gawēpnijō
genitive *gawēpnijas, *gawēpnīs *gawēpnijǫ̂
dative *gawēpnijai *gawēpnijamaz
instrumental *gawēpnijō *gawēpnijamiz

Descendants[edit]

  • Old English: ġewǣpne
  • Old Saxon: giwāpni
  • Old High German: giwāfani
  • (Old Norse: *væpni in alvæpni)