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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/gamainiz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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 *ga- +‎ *mainiz, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱom-moinis. Related to Latin commūnis (from earlier comoinis).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɣɑ.ˈmɑi̯.niz/

Adjective

*gamainiz (comparative *gamainizô, superlative *gamainistaz)

  1. shared, communal, public
  2. common, ordinary

Inflection
Declension of *gamainiz (i-stem)
strong declension
masculine feminine neuter
singular plural singular plural singular plural
nominative *gamainiz *gamainijai *gamainī *gamainijôz *gamainį, *-jatō *gamainijō
accusative *gamainijanǭ *gamainijanz *gamainijǭ *gamainijōz *gamainį, *-jatō *gamainijō
genitive *gamainijas, *gamainīs *gamainijaizǫ̂ *gamainijaizōz *gamainijaizǫ̂ *gamainijas, *gamainīs *gamainijaizǫ̂
dative *gamainijammai *gamainijaimaz *gamainijaizōi *gamainijaimaz *gamainijammai *gamainijaimaz
instrumental *gamainijanō *gamainijaimiz *gamainijaizō *gamainijaimiz *gamainijanō *gamainijaimiz
weak declension
masculine feminine neuter
singular plural singular plural singular plural
nominative *gamainijô *gamainijaniz *gamainijǭ *gamainijōniz *gamainijô *gamainijōnō
accusative *gamainijanų *gamainijanunz *gamainijōnų *gamainijōnunz *gamainijô *gamainijōnō
genitive *gamainīniz *gamainijanǫ̂ *gamainijōniz *gamainijōnǫ̂ *gamainīniz *gamainijanǫ̂
dative *gamainīni *gamainijammaz *gamainijōni *gamainijōmaz *gamainīni *gamainijammaz
instrumental *gamainīnē *gamainijammiz *gamainijōnē *gamainijōmiz *gamainīnē *gamainijammiz


Derived terms

Descendants

Most later descendants confused this word with *mainaz (“bad, unjust”).

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