< Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic
Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/fundiz
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Proto-Germanic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɸun.diz/
Etymology 1
Verbal adjective derived from the weak preterite (perfect) stem of *finþaną (“to find”).
Adjective
*fundiz
- able to be found, findable
- pertaining to finding
Inflection
Declension of *fundiz (i-stem)
| strong declension | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| nominative | *fundiz | *fundijai | *fundī | *fundijôz | *fundi | *fundijō |
| accusative | *fundijanǭ | *fundijanz | *fundijǭ | *fundijōz | *fundi | *fundijō |
| genitive | *fundijas, *fundīs | *fundijaizǫ̂ | *fundijaizōz | *fundijaizǫ̂ | *fundijas, *fundīs | *fundijaizǫ̂ |
| dative | *fundijammai | *fundijaimaz | *fundijaizōi | *fundijaimaz | *fundijammai | *fundijaimaz |
| instrumental | *fundijanō | *fundijaimiz | *fundijaizō | *fundijaimiz | *fundijanō | *fundijaimiz |
| weak declension | ||||||
| masculine | feminine | neuter | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| nominative | *fundijô | *fundijaniz | *fundijǭ | *fundijōniz | *fundijô | *fundijōnō |
| accusative | *fundijanų | *fundijanunz | *fundijōnų | *fundijōnunz | *fundijô | *fundijōnō |
| genitive | *fundīniz | *fundijanǫ̂ | *fundijōniz | *fundijōnǫ̂ | *fundīniz | *fundijanǫ̂ |
| dative | *fundīni | *fundijammaz | *fundijōni | *fundijōmaz | *fundīni | *fundijammaz |
| instrumental | *fundīnē | *fundijammiz | *fundijōnē | *fundijōmiz | *fundīnē | *fundijammiz |
Descendants
- Old English: *fynde, ēaþfynde
- Old Norse: *fyndr, einfyndr
Etymology 2
A zero-grade oxytone noun derived from *finþaną (“to find”).
Alternative forms
- *fundaz
Noun
*fundiz m
- a find, finding
Inflection
| i-stemDeclension of *fundiz (i-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *fundiz | *fundīz | |
| vocative | *fundi | *fundīz | |
| accusative | *fundį | *fundinz | |
| genitive | *fundīz | *fundijǫ̂ | |
| dative | *fundī | *fundimaz | |
| instrumental | *fundī | *fundimiz | |
Descendants
- Old Frisian: fynd
- Old Norse: fyndr, fundr
- Icelandic: fundur
- Faroese: fundur
- Norwegian:
- Norwegian Bokmål: fund
- Norwegian Nynorsk: fund
- Old Swedish: funder m, fund f or n
- Swedish: fynd n
- Old Danish: fynd
- Danish: fund c or n (common gender now obsolete)