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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/sanþą
Proto-Germanic
Etymology
Substantivization of *sanþaz (“true”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɑn.θɑ̃/
Noun
*sanþą n[1]
- truth
Inflection
neuter a-stemDeclension of *sanþą (neuter a-stem) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | *sanþą | *sanþō | |
vocative | *sanþą | *sanþō | |
accusative | *sanþą | *sanþō | |
genitive | *sanþas, *sanþis | *sanþǫ̂ | |
dative | *sanþai | *sanþamaz | |
instrumental | *sanþō | *sanþamiz |
Descendants
- West Germanic: *sanþ
- Old Norse: sannr, saðr
References
- Orel, Vladimir (2003), “sanþaz~sanþan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 318