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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/mōijǭ
Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From *mō- (“mother”) + *-ijǭ (feminine diminutive ending).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɔː.i.jɔ̃ː/
Noun
*mōijǭ f
- aunt (mother's sister)
- Synonyms: *ammǭ, *mōdrijǭ, *mōmǭ
Inflection
ōn-stemDeclension of *mōijǭ (ōn-stem) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | *mōijǭ | *mōijōniz | |
vocative | *mōijǭ | *mōijōniz | |
accusative | *mōijōnų | *mōijōnunz | |
genitive | *mōijōniz | *mōijōnǫ̂ | |
dative | *mōijōni | *mōijōmaz | |
instrumental | *mōijōnē | *mōijōmiz |
Related terms
- *mōdēr
- *mōdrijǭ
- *mōmǭ
Descendants
- Proto-West Germanic: *mōijā
- Old Frisian: mōie
- Saterland Frisian: Möie
- ⇒ West Frisian: muoike
- Old Saxon: *mōja
- Middle Low German: mö̂ie, mö̂ye, moige, mö̂ge
- German Low German: Möh
- Middle Low German: mö̂ie, mö̂ye, moige, mö̂ge
- Old Dutch: *muoja, *mōja
- Middle Dutch: muje, moye, moie
- Dutch: moei
- Middle Dutch: muje, moye, moie
- Old High German: *muoja, *mouwa
- ⇒ Old High German: holzmuoja, holzmouwa, holzmūwa
- Middle High German: holzmuoje, holzmuowe
- ⇒ Old High German: holzmuoja, holzmouwa, holzmūwa
- Old Frisian: mōie