Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/-inōną
Proto-Germanic
Etymology
Formed from the singular oblique stem of masculine n-stems: *-in- + *-ōną.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /i.nɔː.nɑ̃/
Verb
*-inōną
- Creates denominatives from nouns referring to persons, meaning to be or perform the duties of that person.
Inflection
| active voice | passive voice | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present tense | indicative | subjunctive | imperative | indicative | subjunctive | |
| 1st singular | *-inō | *-inǭ | — | *-inōi | ? | |
| 2nd singular | *-inōsi | *-inōs | *-inō | *-inōsai | *-inōsau | |
| 3rd singular | *-inōþi | *-inō | *-inōþau | *-inōþai | *-inōþau | |
| 1st dual | *-inōs | *-inōw | — | — | — | |
| 2nd dual | *-inōþiz | *-inōþiz | *-inōþiz | — | — | |
| 1st plural | *-inōmaz | *-inōm | — | *-inōnþai | *-inōnþau | |
| 2nd plural | *-inōþ | *-inōþ | *-inōþ | *-inōnþai | *-inōnþau | |
| 3rd plural | *-inōnþi | *-inōn | *-inōnþau | *-inōnþai | *-inōnþau | |
| past tense | indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| 1st singular | *-inōdǭ | *-inōdēdį̄ | ||||
| 2nd singular | *-inōdēz | *-inōdēdīz | ||||
| 3rd singular | *-inōdē | *-inōdēdī | ||||
| 1st dual | *-inōdēdū | *-inōdēdīw | ||||
| 2nd dual | *-inōdēdudiz | *-inōdēdīdiz | ||||
| 1st plural | *-inōdēdum | *-inōdēdīm | ||||
| 2nd plural | *-inōdēdud | *-inōdēdīd | ||||
| 3rd plural | *-inōdēdun | *-inōdēdīn | ||||
| present | past | |||||
| participles | *-inōndz | *-inōdaz | ||||
Derived terms
See also
Descendants
This suffix was probably only marginally productive in Proto-Germanic, and was eventually fossilised altogether.