< Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic
Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/ainakjǭ
Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From *ainagaz + *-kjǭ. Compare Old Norse einka (“separate; special; peculiar”), Gothic 𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌺𐌻𐍃 (ainakls, “individual; single; lonesome”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɑi̯.nɑ.kjɔ̃ː/
Noun
*ainakjǭ f
- widow
Inflection
ōn-stemDeclension of *ainakjǭ (ōn-stem) | |||
---|---|---|---|
singular | plural | ||
nominative | *ainakjǭ | *ainakjōniz | |
vocative | *ainakjǭ | *ainakjōniz | |
accusative | *ainakjōnų | *ainakjōnunz | |
genitive | *ainakjōniz | *ainakjōnǫ̂ | |
dative | *ainakjōni | *ainakjōmaz | |
instrumental | *ainakjōnē | *ainakjōmiz |
Descendants
- Old Norse: ekkja, ekkia, ænkia
- Faroese: ekkja
- Icelandic: ekkja
- Old Danish: ænkia
- Danish: enke
- Faroese: einkja
- Norwegian Bokmål: enke
- Norwegian Nynorsk: enke, enkje
- Old Swedish: ænkia
- Elfdalian: aintja
- Swedish: änka
- Westrobothnian: aaintj