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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/tanhwą
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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From *tanhuz (“tough”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtanx.wɑ̃/
Noun
*tanhwą n
- path, enclosed yard
Inflection
| neuter a-stemDeclension of *tanhwą (neuter a-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *tanhwą | *tanhwō | |
| vocative | *tanhwą | *tanhwō | |
| accusative | *tanhwą | *tanhwō | |
| genitive | *tanhwas, *tanhwis | *tanhwǫ̂ | |
| dative | *tanhwai | *tanhwamaz | |
| instrumental | *tanhwō | *tanhwamiz | |
Descendants
- Old Norse: tá
- Icelandic: tá
- Old Swedish: tā, fortā
- Swedish: tå (dialectal)
- Old Danish: forta, fortæ
- Danish: forte
- Danish: fortov
- → Finnish: tanhua