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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/sēwiz
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Proto-Germanic
Alternative forms
- *sēhwijaz
Etymology
Vṛddhi gerundive of *sehwaną (“to see”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɛːwiz/
Adjective
*sēwiz
- (North Germanic) seeing, able to be seen, visible
Inflection
Declension of *sēwiz (i-stem)
| strong declension | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| nominative | *sēwiz | *sēwijai | *sēwī | *sēwijôz | *sēwį, *-jatō | *sēwijō |
| accusative | *sēwijanǭ | *sēwijanz | *sēwijǭ | *sēwijōz | *sēwį, *-jatō | *sēwijō |
| genitive | *sēwijas, *sēwīs | *sēwijaizǫ̂ | *sēwijaizōz | *sēwijaizǫ̂ | *sēwijas, *sēwīs | *sēwijaizǫ̂ |
| dative | *sēwijammai | *sēwijaimaz | *sēwijaizōi | *sēwijaimaz | *sēwijammai | *sēwijaimaz |
| instrumental | *sēwijanō | *sēwijaimiz | *sēwijaizō | *sēwijaimiz | *sēwijanō | *sēwijaimiz |
| weak declension | ||||||
| masculine | feminine | neuter | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| nominative | *sēwijô | *sēwijaniz | *sēwijǭ | *sēwijōniz | *sēwijô | *sēwijōnō |
| accusative | *sēwijanų | *sēwijanunz | *sēwijōnų | *sēwijōnunz | *sēwijô | *sēwijōnō |
| genitive | *sēwīniz | *sēwijanǫ̂ | *sēwijōniz | *sēwijōnǫ̂ | *sēwīniz | *sēwijanǫ̂ |
| dative | *sēwīni | *sēwijammaz | *sēwijōni | *sēwijōmaz | *sēwīni | *sēwijammaz |
| instrumental | *sēwīnē | *sēwijammiz | *sēwijōnē | *sēwijōmiz | *sēwīnē | *sēwijammiz |
Descendants
- Old Norse: *sær, -sær
- Icelandic: sær, -sær
References
- Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN