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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/aþna-

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 Proto-Indo-European *h₂étnos (“that which goes; sun; year”), *h₂et-. Cognate with Sanskrit अत्न (atna, “the sun”), Latin annus (“year”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɑθ.nɑz/ or
  • IPA(key): /ˈɑθ.nɑ̃/

Noun

*aþna- m or n[1]

  1. (East Germanic) a year

Inflection
masculine a-stemDeclension of *aþnaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *aþnaz *aþnōz, *aþnōs
vocative *aþn *aþnōz, *aþnōs
accusative *aþną *aþnanz
genitive *aþnas, *aþnis *aþnǫ̂
dative *aþnai *aþnamaz
instrumental *aþnō *aþnamiz

or

neuter a-stemDeclension of *aþną (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *aþną *aþnō
vocative *aþną *aþnō
accusative *aþną *aþnō
genitive *aþnas, *aþnis *aþnǫ̂
dative *aþnai *aþnamaz
instrumental *aþnō *aþnamiz

Synonyms
  • *aþniją

Descendants

The Gothic attestation appears in only one form (dative plural) that could be either masculine or neuter.

  • Gothic: 𐌰𐌸𐌽𐌰𐌼 (aþnam)

References
  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*aþna-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 40
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