Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/swōtī

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This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *swōtuz +‎ *-ī (adjective suffix).

Adjective

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*swōtī[1]

  1. sweet

Inflection

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ja-stem
Singular Masculine
Nominative *swōtī
Genitive *swōtijas
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *swōtī *swōtiju *swōtī
Accusative *swōtijanā *swōtijā *swōtī
Genitive *swōtijas *swōtijeʀā *swōtijas
Dative *swōtijumē *swōtijeʀē *swōtijumē
Instrumental *swōtiju *swōtijeʀu *swōtiju
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *swōtijē *swōtijō *swōtiju
Accusative *swōtijā *swōtijā *swōtiju
Genitive *swōtijeʀō *swōtijeʀō *swōtijeʀō
Dative *swōtijēm, *swōtijum *swōtijēm, *swōtijum *swōtijēm, *swōtijum
Instrumental *swōtijēm, *swōtijum *swōtijēm, *swōtijum *swōtijēm, *swōtijum

Alternative reconstructions

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  • *swōtu
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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 227:PWGmc *swōtī