Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/sunjōną

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

Derived from *sunjō (truth) +‎ *-ōną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsun.jɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*sunjōną

  1. to deny a charge, put right
  2. (with reflexive pronoun) to put oneself in the right, excuse oneself

Inflection

Conjugation of *sunjōną (weak class 2)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *sunjō *sunjǭ *sunjōi ?
2nd singular *sunjōsi *sunjōs *sunjō *sunjōsai *sunjōsau
3rd singular *sunjōþi *sunjō *sunjōþau *sunjōþai *sunjōþau
1st dual *sunjōs *sunjōw
2nd dual *sunjōþiz *sunjōþiz *sunjōþiz
1st plural *sunjōmaz *sunjōm *sunjōnþai *sunjōnþau
2nd plural *sunjōþ *sunjōþ *sunjōþ *sunjōnþai *sunjōnþau
3rd plural *sunjōnþi *sunjōn *sunjōnþau *sunjōnþai *sunjōnþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *sunjōdǭ *sunjōdēdį̄
2nd singular *sunjōdēz *sunjōdēdīz
3rd singular *sunjōdē *sunjōdēdī
1st dual *sunjōdēdū *sunjōdēdīw
2nd dual *sunjōdēdudiz *sunjōdēdīdiz
1st plural *sunjōdēdum *sunjōdēdīm
2nd plural *sunjōdēdud *sunjōdēdīd
3rd plural *sunjōdēdun *sunjōdēdīn
present past
participles *sunjōndz *sunjōdaz

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Old Norse: synja
    • Icelandic: synja
    • Faroese: synja
    • Old Swedish: synia
      • Swedish: söna (archaic)
  • Gothic: 𐍃𐌿𐌽𐌾𐍉𐌽 (sunjōn)