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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/fadrīn
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *fadrīnaz. Equivalent to *fader + *-īn.
Adjective
*fadrīn
- fatherly, paternal, of a father
Inflection
| a-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Masculine | ||
| Nominative | *fadrīn | ||
| Genitive | *fadrīnas | ||
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *fadrīn | *fadrīnu | *fadrīn |
| Accusative | *fadrīnanā | *fadrīnā | *fadrīn |
| Genitive | *fadrīnas | *fadrīneʀā | *fadrīnas |
| Dative | *fadrīnumē | *fadrīneʀē | *fadrīnumē |
| Instrumental | *fadrīnu | *fadrīneʀu | *fadrīnu |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *fadrīnē | *fadrīnō | *fadrīnu |
| Accusative | *fadrīnā | *fadrīnā | *fadrīnu |
| Genitive | *fadrīneʀō | *fadrīneʀō | *fadrīneʀō |
| Dative | *fadrīnēm, *fadrīnum | *fadrīnēm, *fadrīnum | *fadrīnēm, *fadrīnum |
| Instrumental | *fadrīnēm, *fadrīnum | *fadrīnēm, *fadrīnum | *fadrīnēm, *fadrīnum |
Descendants
- Old English: fæderen
- Middle English: faderen, fadryn