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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wulfinjō

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 *wulfaz +‎ *-injō.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈwul.ɸin.jɔː/

Noun

*wulfinjō f

  1. she-wolf

Inflection
ō-stemDeclension of *wulfinjō (ō-stem)
singular plural
nominative *wulfinjō *wulfinjôz
vocative *wulfinjō *wulfinjôz
accusative *wulfinjǭ *wulfinjōz
genitive *wulfinjōz *wulfinjǫ̂
dative *wulfinjōi *wulfinjōmaz
instrumental *wulfinjō *wulfinjōmiz

Synonyms

Descendants
  • Old English: wylfen
    • Middle English: wulvine, wulvene
  • Old Saxon: *wulfinnia, *wulfinnea
    • Middle Low German: wulfinne
  • Old Dutch: *wulfinna
  • Old High German: *wulfinna, wulpin
    • Middle High German: wulfinne, wolfinne, wülvinne, wülpinne
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