Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/niþeriʀō
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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 *niþer (“down, downwards”) + *-iʀō.
Adjective[edit]
*niþeriʀō
- comparative degree of *niþer (“down, downwards”): lower
Inflection[edit]
| n-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Masculine | ||
| Nominative | *niþiriʀō | ||
| Genitive | *niþiriʀini, *niþiriʀan | ||
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *niþiriʀō | *niþiriʀā | *niþiriʀā |
| Accusative | *niþiriʀan | *niþiriʀōn | *niþiriʀā |
| Genitive | *niþiriʀini, *niþiriʀan | *niþiriʀōn | *niþiriʀini, *niþiriʀan |
| Dative | *niþiriʀini, *niþiriʀan | *niþiriʀōn | *niþiriʀini, *niþiriʀan |
| Instrumental | *niþiriʀini, *niþiriʀan | *niþiriʀōn | *niþiriʀini, *niþiriʀan |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *niþiriʀan | *niþiriʀōn | *niþiriʀōn |
| Accusative | *niþiriʀan | *niþiriʀōn | *niþiriʀōn |
| Genitive | *niþiriʀanō | *niþiriʀōnō | *niþiriʀanō |
| Dative | *niþiriʀum | *niþiriʀōm, *niþiriʀum | *niþiriʀum |
| Instrumental | *niþiriʀum | *niþiriʀōm, *niþiriʀum | *niþiriʀum |
Alternative reconstructions[edit]
- niþrō[1]
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*niþrōn”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN