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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/kuprīn

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From *kopar (“copper”) +‎ *-īn (adjective suffix). Compare Latin cyprīnus (“made of copper”).

Adjective

*kuprīn

  1. made of or resembling copper, coppern

Inflection
a-stem
Singular Masculine
Nominative *kuprīn
Genitive *kuprīnas
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *kuprīn *kuprīnu *kuprīn
Accusative *kuprīnanā *kuprīnā *kuprīn
Genitive *kuprīnas *kuprīneʀā *kuprīnas
Dative *kuprīnumē *kuprīneʀē *kuprīnumē
Instrumental *kuprīnu *kuprīneʀu *kuprīnu
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *kuprīnē *kuprīnō *kuprīnu
Accusative *kuprīnā *kuprīnā *kuprīnu
Genitive *kuprīneʀō *kuprīneʀō *kuprīneʀō
Dative *kuprīnēm, *kuprīnum *kuprīnēm, *kuprīnum *kuprīnēm, *kuprīnum
Instrumental *kuprīnēm, *kuprīnum *kuprīnēm, *kuprīnum *kuprīnēm, *kuprīnum

Descendants
  • Old English: cypren, cyperen
  • Old Saxon: *kupirīn, *kuprīn
    • Middle Low German: kuppern, kupperen, koppern, kopperen, kōperen
      • German Low German: kopern
  • Old Dutch: *kuprīn
  • Old High German: *kupfarīn
    • Middle High German: kupferīn, küpferīn, köpferīn
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