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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kuniz
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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- (“to beget”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈku.niz/
Noun
*kuniz m
- offspring
- descendant; son
Declension
| i-stemDeclension of *kuniz (i-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *kuniz | *kunīz | |
| vocative | *kuni | *kunīz | |
| accusative | *kunį | *kuninz | |
| genitive | *kunīz | *kunjǫ̂ | |
| dative | *kunī | *kunimaz | |
| instrumental | *kunī | *kunimiz | |
Related terms
- *kannijaną
- *kuningaz
Descendants
- ⇒ Old English: cyne- (prefix)
- Middle English: kyne-
- English: kine-
- Middle English: kyne-
- Old Norse: konr
- Icelandic: konur; konar