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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/gaisnī
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
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Adjective
*gaisnī
- unfruitful, barren
Inflection
| ja-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Masculine | ||
| Nominative | *gaisnī | ||
| Genitive | *gaisnijas | ||
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *gaisnī | *gaisniju | *gaisnī |
| Accusative | *gaisnijanā | *gaisnijā | *gaisnī |
| Genitive | *gaisnijas | *gaisnijeʀā | *gaisnijas |
| Dative | *gaisnijumē | *gaisnijeʀē | *gaisnijumē |
| Instrumental | *gaisniju | *gaisnijeʀu | *gaisniju |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *gaisnijē | *gaisnijō | *gaisniju |
| Accusative | *gaisnijā | *gaisnijā | *gaisniju |
| Genitive | *gaisnijeʀō | *gaisnijeʀō | *gaisnijeʀō |
| Dative | *gaisnijēm, *gaisnijum | *gaisnijēm, *gaisnijum | *gaisnijēm, *gaisnijum |
| Instrumental | *gaisnijēm, *gaisnijum | *gaisnijēm, *gaisnijum | *gaisnijēm, *gaisnijum |
Descendants
- Old English: gǣsne, gesne, geāsne, gēsine
- Middle English: gesene, geson
- English: geason, geazon, gaison, gessen
- Middle English: gesene, geson
- Old High German: geisinī