< Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic
Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/-inōną
Proto-Germanic
Etymology
Formed from the singular oblique stem of masculine n-stems: *-in- + *-ōną.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /i.nɔː.nɑ̃/
Verb
*-inōną
- Creates denominatives from nouns referring to persons, meaning to be or perform the duties of that person.
Inflection
Conjugation of *-inōną (weak class 2)
| active voice | passive voice | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present tense | indicative | subjunctive | imperative | indicative | subjunctive |
| 1st singular | *-inō | *-inǭ | — | *-inōi | ? |
| 2nd singular | *-inōsi | *-inōs | *-inō | *-inōsai | *-inōsau |
| 3rd singular | *-inōþi | *-inō | *-inōþau | *-inōþai | *-inōþau |
| 1st dual | *-inōs | *-inōw | — | — | — |
| 2nd dual | *-inōþiz | *-inōþiz | *-inōþiz | — | — |
| 1st plural | *-inōmaz | *-inōm | — | *-inōnþai | *-inōnþau |
| 2nd plural | *-inōþ | *-inōþ | *-inōþ | *-inōnþai | *-inōnþau |
| 3rd plural | *-inōnþi | *-inōn | *-inōnþau | *-inōnþai | *-inōnþau |
| past tense | indicative | subjunctive | |||
| 1st singular | *-inōdǭ | *-inōdēdį̄ | |||
| 2nd singular | *-inōdēz | *-inōdēdīz | |||
| 3rd singular | *-inōdē | *-inōdēdī | |||
| 1st dual | *-inōdēdū | *-inōdēdīw | |||
| 2nd dual | *-inōdēdudiz | *-inōdēdīdiz | |||
| 1st plural | *-inōdēdum | *-inōdēdīm | |||
| 2nd plural | *-inōdēdud | *-inōdēdīd | |||
| 3rd plural | *-inōdēdun | *-inōdēdīn | |||
| present | past | ||||
| participles | *-inōndz | *-inōdaz | |||
Derived terms
Proto-Germanic terms suffixed with *-inōną
See also
Descendants
This suffix was probably only marginally productive in Proto-Germanic, and was eventually fossilised altogether.
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.