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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/sōmiz
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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
Uncertain. Possibly belonging to a lost strong verb, whether *sēmaną, *sōmaną or *samaną (as long-grade).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɔː.miz/
Adjective
*sōmiz
- seemly, suitable, compatible
Inflection
Declension of *sōmiz (i-stem)
| strong declension | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| nominative | *sōmiz | *sōmijai | *sōmī | *sōmijôz | *sōmį, *-jatō | *sōmijō |
| accusative | *sōmijanǭ | *sōmijanz | *sōmijǭ | *sōmijōz | *sōmį, *-jatō | *sōmijō |
| genitive | *sōmijas, *sōmīs | *sōmijaizǫ̂ | *sōmijaizōz | *sōmijaizǫ̂ | *sōmijas, *sōmīs | *sōmijaizǫ̂ |
| dative | *sōmijammai | *sōmijaimaz | *sōmijaizōi | *sōmijaimaz | *sōmijammai | *sōmijaimaz |
| instrumental | *sōmijanō | *sōmijaimiz | *sōmijaizō | *sōmijaimiz | *sōmijanō | *sōmijaimiz |
| weak declension | ||||||
| masculine | feminine | neuter | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| nominative | *sōmijô | *sōmijaniz | *sōmijǭ | *sōmijōniz | *sōmijô | *sōmijōnō |
| accusative | *sōmijanų | *sōmijanunz | *sōmijōnų | *sōmijōnunz | *sōmijô | *sōmijōnō |
| genitive | *sōmīniz | *sōmijanǫ̂ | *sōmijōniz | *sōmijōnǫ̂ | *sōmīniz | *sōmijanǫ̂ |
| dative | *sōmīni | *sōmijammaz | *sōmijōni | *sōmijōmaz | *sōmīni | *sōmijammaz |
| instrumental | *sōmīnē | *sōmijammiz | *sōmijōnē | *sōmijōmiz | *sōmīnē | *sōmijammiz |
Derived terms
- *sōmijaną
- *sōmiþō
Related terms
- *sōmaz
- *sōmō
- *sōmô
Descendants
- Old English: *sōm, ġesōm
- Old Frisian: sōm
- Old Saxon: sōmi
- Old High German: *suomi
- Middle High German: süome
- Old Norse: sœmr