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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/habīniz

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 *habjaną (to have, hold) + *-īniz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxɑ.βiː.niz/

Noun

*habīniz f

  1. the state of holding, having
  2. something held or had

Inflection

i-stemDeclension of *habīniz (i-stem)
singular plural
nominative *habīniz *habīnīz
vocative *habīni *habīnīz
accusative *habīnį *habīninz
genitive *habīnīz *habīnijǫ̂
dative *habīnī *habīnimaz
instrumental *habīnī *habīnimiz

Descendants

  • Old English: hæfen (property, possession)
  • Old Norse: hǫfn (holding, possession, tenure; foetus; pasture; coat)
    • Icelandic: höfn (possession; pasture; foetus)
    • Faroese: høvn (pasture) (in place names)
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: hamn / homn (pasture; foetus)
    • Norwegian Bokmål: havn (pasture)
    • Swedish: hamn (pasture)

References

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