Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/girnį̄

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From *gernaz (eager, willing) +‎ *-į̄.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

*girnį̄ f[1]

  1. desire, ambition, longing

Inflection[edit]

īn-stemDeclension of *girnį̄ (īn-stem)
singular plural
nominative *girnį̄ *girnīniz
vocative *girnį̄ *girnīniz
accusative *girnīnų *girnīnunz
genitive *girnīniz *girnīnǫ̂
dative *girnīni *girnīmaz
instrumental *girnīnē *girnīmiz

Descendants[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*gernīn”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 132