Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/-ini

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *-inī.

Suffix[edit]

*-ini f

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  2. Forms nouns indicating a female individual.

Inflection[edit]

ī/-stem
Singular
Nominative *-ini
Genitive *-unnjā
Singular Plural
Nominative *-ini *-unnjō
Accusative *-unnjā *-unnjā
Genitive *-unnjā *-unnjō
Dative *-unnjē *-unnjōm, *-unnjum
Instrumental *-unnju *-unnjōm, *-unnjum

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Old English: -en
    • Middle English: -en
      • English: -en (fossilised, non-productive)
  • Old Frisian:
  • Old Saxon: -ina, -unnia
  • Old Dutch: -inna
  • Old High German: -in, -inna