Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hrainį̄

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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 *hrainiz (clean, pure) +‎ *-į̄.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

*hrainį̄ f[1]

  1. cleanliness

Inflection[edit]

īn-stemDeclension of *hrainį̄ (īn-stem)
singular plural
nominative *hrainį̄ *hrainīniz
vocative *hrainį̄ *hrainīniz
accusative *hrainīnų *hrainīnunz
genitive *hrainīniz *hrainīnǫ̂
dative *hrainīni *hrainīmaz
instrumental *hrainīnē *hrainīmiz

Descendants[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*xrainīn”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 183