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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/gabį̄

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From *gebaną (“to give”) +‎ *-į̄.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɣɑ.βĩː/

Noun

*gabį̄ f [1]

  1. wealth, riches

Inflection
īn-stemDeclension of *gabį̄ (īn-stem)
singular plural
nominative *gabį̄ *gabīniz
vocative *gabį̄ *gabīniz
accusative *gabīnų *gabīnunz
genitive *gabīniz *gabīnǫ̂
dative *gabīni *gabīmaz
instrumental *gabīnē *gabīmiz

Descendants

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003), “*gabīn”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 121
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