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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hrainį̄
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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From *hrainiz (“clean, pure”) + *-į̄.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈxrɑi̯.nĩː/
Noun
*hrainį̄ f[1]
- cleanliness
Inflection
| īn-stemDeclension of *hrainį̄ (īn-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *hrainį̄ | *hrainīniz | |
| vocative | *hrainį̄ | *hrainīniz | |
| accusative | *hrainīnų | *hrainīnunz | |
| genitive | *hrainīniz | *hrainīnǫ̂ | |
| dative | *hrainīni | *hrainīmaz | |
| instrumental | *hrainīnē | *hrainīmiz | |
Descendants
- Old High German: reinī
- Gothic: 𐌷𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌴𐌹 (hrainei)
References
- Orel, Vladimir (2003), “*xrainīn”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 183