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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/dimmōną

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms 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 *dimmaz (“dim, dark”) +‎ *-ōną.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈdim.mɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*dimmōną[1]

  1. to dim, to darken
  2. to obscure

Inflection
Conjugation of *dimmōną (weak class 2)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *dimmō*dimmǭ—*dimmōi ?
2nd singular *dimmōsi*dimmōs*dimmō*dimmōsai*dimmōsau
3rd singular *dimmōþi*dimmō*dimmōþau*dimmōþai*dimmōþau
1st dual *dimmōs*dimmōw———
2nd dual *dimmōþiz*dimmōþiz*dimmōþiz——
1st plural *dimmōmaz*dimmōm—*dimmōnþai*dimmōnþau
2nd plural *dimmōþ*dimmōþ*dimmōþ*dimmōnþai*dimmōnþau
3rd plural *dimmōnþi*dimmōn*dimmōnþau*dimmōnþai*dimmōnþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *dimmōdǭ*dimmōdēdį̄
2nd singular *dimmōdēz*dimmōdēdīz
3rd singular *dimmōdē*dimmōdēdī
1st dual *dimmōdēdū*dimmōdēdīw
2nd dual *dimmōdēdudiz*dimmōdēdīdiz
1st plural *dimmōdēdum*dimmōdēdīm
2nd plural *dimmōdēdud*dimmōdēdīd
3rd plural *dimmōdēdun*dimmōdēdīn
present past
participles *dimmōndz*dimmōdaz

Descendants
  • Proto-West Germanic: *dimmōn
    • Old English: dimmian
  • Old Norse: dimma

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*demmōjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 70
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