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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/abniją
Proto-Germanic
Alternative forms
- *afniją
Etymology
From *abnijaną (“to make, perform”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɑβ.ni.jɑ̃/
Noun
*abniją n
- That which is made; material; stuff
Inflection
neuter ja-stemDeclension of *abniją (neuter ja-stem) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | *abniją | *abnijō | |
vocative | *abniją | *abnijō | |
accusative | *abniją | *abnijō | |
genitive | *abnijas, *abnīs | *abnijǫ̂ | |
dative | *abnijai | *abnijamaz | |
instrumental | *abnijō | *abnijamiz |
Related terms
- *abnijaną
Descendants
- Old English: *efn
- ⇒ Old English: andefn (+ and-)
- Old Norse: efni
- Icelandic: efni
- Faroese: evni
- Norn: even
- Norwegian: emne, evne
- → Danish: emne
- Norwegian Bokmål: emne
- → Danish: emne
- Old Swedish: æfni
- Swedish: ämne
- Danish: evne
- Norwegian Bokmål: evne
- Gutnish: ämne
- → Middle English: efne, efene, evene, even
- Scots: evyne, evyn, evin
- →? Proto-Finnic: *aineh
- Finnish: aine
- Karelian: aineh