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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/-jā
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
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Suffix
*-jā f
- Suffix appended to animal and plant names.
- Synonym: *-ilā
Inflection
| ōn-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | ||
| Nominative | *-jā | |
| Genitive | *-jōn | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *-jā | *-jōn |
| Accusative | *-jōn | *-jōn |
| Genitive | *-jōn | *-jōnō |
| Dative | *-jōn | *-jōm, *-jum |
| Instrumental | *-jōn | *-jōm, *-jum |
Derived terms
Proto-West Germanic terms suffixed with *-jā