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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/-jô
Proto-Germanic
Etymology
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Alternative forms
- *-ô
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jɔːː/
Noun
*-jô m
- -er. Forms agent nouns from verbs.
Inflection
Declension of *-jô (an-stem)
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | *-jô | *-janiz |
Vocative | *-jô | *-janiz |
Accusative | *-janų | *-janunz |
Genitive | *-iniz | *-janǫ̂ |
Dative | *-ini | *-jammaz |
Instrumental | *-inē | *-jammiz |
Synonyms
- *-ārijaz
- *-ndz
Derived terms
Proto-Germanic terms suffixed with *-jô
Descendants
- Proto-West Germanic: *-jō
- Old English: -a
- Old Frisian: -a
- Old Saxon: -io
- Old Dutch: -o
- Old High German: -o, -eo
- Proto-Norse:
- Old Norse: -i
- Old Swedish: -e
- Old Norse: -i
- Gothic: -𐌾𐌰 (-ja)