< Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic
Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/gimrī
 | This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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 *ǵʰim-, *ǵʰeym- (“winter, snow”). Compare Ancient Greek χίμαιρα (khímaira, “she-goat”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɣim.riː/
Noun
*gimrī f
- yearling, female lamb
Inflection
| ī/jō-stemDeclension of *gimrī (ī/jō-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *gimrī | *gimrijôz | |
| vocative | *gimrī | *gimrijôz | |
| accusative | *gimrijǭ | *gimrijōz | |
| genitive | *gimrijōz | *gimrijǫ̂ | |
| dative | *gimrijōi | *gimrijōmaz | |
| instrumental | *gimrijō | *gimrijōmiz | |
Descendants
- Old Norse: gimbr, gymbr
- Icelandic: gimbur
- Faroese: gimbur
- Swedish: gimmer, gimra
- Danish: gimmer, gimmerlam
- English: gimmer