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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/fnasą
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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
Unknown.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɸnɑ.sɑ̃/
Noun
*fnasą n
- outer layer, husk
Inflection
| neuter a-stemDeclension of *fnasą (neuter a-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *fnasą | *fnasō | |
| vocative | *fnasą | *fnasō | |
| accusative | *fnasą | *fnasō | |
| genitive | *fnasas, *fnasis | *fnasǫ̂ | |
| dative | *fnasai | *fnasamaz | |
| instrumental | *fnasō | *fnasamiz | |
Descendants
- Old English: fnæs
- Old Norse: *fnas
- Norwegian:
- Norwegian Bokmål: fnas
- Norwegian Nynorsk: fnas
- Westrobothnian: fnas
- Norwegian:
References
- Orel, Vladimir (2003), “*fnasan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 109