Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/birnijǭ

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

From *bernuz (“bear”) +‎ *-ijǭ.

Noun

*birnijǭ f[1][2]

  1. she-bear

Declension

Declension of *birnijǭ (ōn-stem)
singular plural
nominative *birnijǭ *birnijōniz
vocative *birnijǭ *birnijōniz
accusative *birnijōnų *birnijōnunz
genitive *birnijōniz *birnijōnǫ̂
dative *birnijōni *birnijōmaz
instrumental *birnijōnē *birnijōmiz

Descendants

  • Old Norse: birna
    • Icelandic: birna
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: binne
    • Norwegian Bokmål: binne

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003), “*ƀernjō(n)”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 43
  2. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*beran- 2”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 59-60: “*bernjōn-”
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