Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/gabį̄

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

Etymology

From *gebaną (“to give”) +‎ *-į̄.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɣɑ.βĩː/

Noun

*gabį̄ f

1. wealth, riches

Inflection

īn-stemDeclension of *gabį̄ (īn-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*gabį̄	*gabīniz
vocative	*gabį̄	*gabīniz
accusative	*gabīnų	*gabīnunz
genitive	*gabīniz	*gabīnǫ̂
dative	*gabīni	*gabīmaz
instrumental	*gabīnē	*gabīmiz

Descendants

• Old High German: kepī
• Gothic: 𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌴𐌹 (gabei)
  • → Proto-Slavic: *gobino, *gobina f; *gobiňa f
    • East Slavic:
      • Old East Slavic: гобино (gobino), гобина f (gobina)
        • Russian: гобина f (gobina) (dialectal)
    • South Slavic:
      • Old Church Slavonic: гобино (gobino)
      • Serbo-Croatian: (archaic)

        Cyrillic script: гобино (“spelt”); го̀бӣња f (“wreath”) (dialectal)

        Latin script: gobino (“spelt”)