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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/swefnaz

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

Alternative forms

  • *swebnaz

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *swépnos. Related to *swefaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsweɸ.nɑz/

Noun

*swefnaz m

  1. sleep

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *swefnaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *swefnaz *swefnōz, *swefnōs
vocative *swefn *swefnōz, *swefnōs
accusative *swefną *swefnanz
genitive *swefnas, *swifnis *swefnǫ̂
dative *swifnai *swefnamaz
instrumental *swefnō *swefnamiz

Synonyms

Descendants

  • Old English: swefn
  • Old Saxon: swevan, sweban
  • Old High German: (swebado)
  • Old Norse: svefn, søfn
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