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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/faimnijǭ
Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *pēymen- (“girl”), *poymen- (“breast milk”), from Proto-Indo-European *peyH- (“fat”). Cognate with Sanskrit पयते (páyate), प्यायते (pyā́yate, “he swells, abounds, increases, grows”). Unrelated to Latin fēmina (“woman”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɸɑi̯m.ni.jɔ̃ː/
Inflection
ōn-stemDeclension of *faimnijǭ (ōn-stem) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | *faimnijǭ | *faimnijōniz | |
vocative | *faimnijǭ | *faimnijōniz | |
accusative | *faimnijōnų | *faimnijōnunz | |
genitive | *faimnijōniz | *faimnijōnǫ̂ | |
dative | *faimnijōni | *faimnijōmaz | |
instrumental | *faimnijōnē | *faimnijōmiz |
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