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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/gamainiz

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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

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Etymology

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    From *ga- +‎ *mainiz, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱom-moynis. Related to Latin commūnis (from earlier co(m)moinis).[1]

    Pronunciation

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    Adjective

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    *gamainiz (comparative *gamainizô, superlative *gamainistaz)

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

    Inflection

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

    Derived terms

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    Descendants

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    Most later descendants confused and merged this word with *mainaz (hurtful, bad, unjust, false).

    References

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    1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*maina-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 348