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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/handugį̄
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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From *handugaz (“handy”) + *-į̄.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈxɑn.du.ɣĩː/
Noun
*handugį̄ f[1]
- sharpness, dexterity
Inflection
| īn-stemDeclension of *handugį̄ (īn-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *handugį̄ | *handugīniz | |
| vocative | *handugį̄ | *handugīniz | |
| accusative | *handugīnų | *handugīnunz | |
| genitive | *handugīniz | *handugīnǫ̂ | |
| dative | *handugīni | *handugīmaz | |
| instrumental | *handugīnē | *handugīmiz | |
Descendants
- Old High German: hantigī (“sharpness, strictness, torture”), hantagī
- Gothic: 𐌷𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌿𐌲𐌴𐌹 (handugei, “wisdom”)
References
- Orel, Vladimir (2003), “*handagīn~handugīn”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 159