< Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic
Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/-wintrī
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *-wintruz. Note that all u-stem adjectives became -ja stems in West Germanic.
Suffix
*-wintrī
- years old
- years lasting
Declension
| ja-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Masculine | ||
| Nominative | *-wintrī | ||
| Genitive | *-wintrijas | ||
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *-wintrī | *-wintriju | *-wintrī |
| Accusative | *-wintrijanā | *-wintrijā | *-wintrī |
| Genitive | *-wintrijas | *-wintrijeʀā | *-wintrijas |
| Dative | *-wintrijumē | *-wintrijeʀē | *-wintrijumē |
| Instrumental | *-wintriju | *-wintrijeʀu | *-wintriju |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *-wintrijē | *-wintrijō | *-wintriju |
| Accusative | *-wintrijā | *-wintrijā | *-wintriju |
| Genitive | *-wintrijeʀō | *-wintrijeʀō | *-wintrijeʀō |
| Dative | *-wintrijēm, *-wintrijum | *-wintrijēm, *-wintrijum | *-wintrijēm, *-wintrijum |
| Instrumental | *-wintrijēm, *-wintrijum | *-wintrijēm, *-wintrijum | *-wintrijēm, *-wintrijum |
Descendants
- Old English: -wintre
- Middle English: -winter