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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wēgiz
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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
Long-grade verbal adjective derived from *weganą (“to move, carry, weigh”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈwɛː.ɣiz/
Adjective
*wēgiz
- weighing, balancing
- able to be weighed
Inflection
Declension of *wēgiz (i-stem)
| strong declension | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| nominative | *wēgiz | *wēgijai | *wēgī | *wēgijôz | *wēgi | *wēgijō |
| accusative | *wēgijanǭ | *wēgijanz | *wēgijǭ | *wēgijōz | *wēgi | *wēgijō |
| genitive | *wēgijas, *wēgīs | *wēgijaizǫ̂ | *wēgijaizōz | *wēgijaizǫ̂ | *wēgijas, *wēgīs | *wēgijaizǫ̂ |
| dative | *wēgijammai | *wēgijaimaz | *wēgijaizōi | *wēgijaimaz | *wēgijammai | *wēgijaimaz |
| instrumental | *wēgijanō | *wēgijaimiz | *wēgijaizō | *wēgijaimiz | *wēgijanō | *wēgijaimiz |
| weak declension | ||||||
| masculine | feminine | neuter | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| nominative | *wēgijô | *wēgijaniz | *wēgijǭ | *wēgijōniz | *wēgijô | *wēgijōnō |
| accusative | *wēgijanų | *wēgijanunz | *wēgijōnų | *wēgijōnunz | *wēgijô | *wēgijōnō |
| genitive | *wēgīniz | *wēgijanǫ̂ | *wēgijōniz | *wēgijōnǫ̂ | *wēgīniz | *wēgijanǫ̂ |
| dative | *wēgīni | *wēgijammaz | *wēgijōni | *wēgijōmaz | *wēgīni | *wēgijammaz |
| instrumental | *wēgīnē | *wēgijammiz | *wēgijōnē | *wēgijōmiz | *wēgīnē | *wēgijammiz |
Descendants
- Old High German: *wāgi
- Middle High German: unwæge
- Old Norse: vægr