Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/siniz

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

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *sénos (“of last year, old”) with change to an i-stem. Cognate with Lithuanian sẽnas (“old, previous, ancient”), Latin senex (“old, aged, advanced in years; old man”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsi.niz/

Adjective

*siniz (comparative *sinizô, superlative *sinistaz)

  1. old

Inflection

Declension of *siniz (i-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *siniz *sinī *sinį, *-jatō *sinjai *sinjôz *sinjō
accusative *sinjanǭ *sinjǭ *sinį, *-jatō *sinjanz *sinjōz *sinjō
genitive *sinjas, *sinis *sinjaizōz *sinjas, *sinis *sinjaizǫ̂ *sinjaizǫ̂ *sinjaizǫ̂
dative *sinjammai *sinjaizōi *sinjammai *sinjaimaz *sinjaimaz *sinjaimaz
instrumental *sinjanō *sinjaizō *sinjanō *sinjaimiz *sinjaimiz *sinjaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *sinjô *sinjǭ *sinjô *sinjaniz *sinjōniz *sinjōnō
accusative *sinjanų *sinjōnų *sinjô *sinjanunz *sinjōnunz *sinjōnō
genitive *sininiz *sinjōniz *sininiz *sinjanǫ̂ *sinjōnǫ̂ *sinjanǫ̂
dative *sinini *sinjōni *sinini *sinjammaz *sinjōmaz *sinjammaz
instrumental *sininē *sinjōnē *sininē *sinjammiz *sinjōmiz *sinjammiz

Derived terms

  • *sinīgaz
  • *siniskalkaz
    • Proto-West Germanic: *siniskalk
  • *Siniþō
    • Proto-West Germanic: Siniþu
      • Old Saxon: Synatha, Sinethi, Sinithi, Seneto, Sinidi, Sinedi, Sinithe
        • Middle Low German: Sende

Descendants

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