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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/-ją

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

Etymology

Related to the adjectival suffixes *-jaz, *-ijaz. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /(i).jɑ̃/

Noun

-(i)ją n

  1. Forms neuter collective nouns from other nouns, often accompanied with the collective prefix *ga-.

Inflection

(For more information on the following alternation see Sievers's law).

Following a short stem, which consists of a short vowel followed by a single consonant:

neuter ja-stemDeclension of *-ją (neuter ja-stem)
singular plural
nominative *-ją *-jō
vocative *-ją *-jō
accusative *-ją *-jō
genitive *-jas, *-is *-jǫ̂
dative *-jai *-jamaz
instrumental *-jō *-jamiz

Following a long stem, which has either a long vowel or diphthong, or a short vowel followed by several consonants:

neuter ja-stemDeclension of *-iją (neuter ja-stem)
singular plural
nominative *-iją *-ijō
vocative *-iją *-ijō
accusative *-iją *-ijō
genitive *-ijas, *-īs *-ijǫ̂
dative *-ijai *-ijamaz
instrumental *-ijō *-ijamiz

Derived terms

Proto-Germanic terms suffixed with *-ją

Descendants

  • Old Norse: -i
  • Gothic: -𐌹 (-i)
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