Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/ammǭ

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

  • Onomatopoeic. Compare Latin amita (“paternal aunt”), Ancient Greek ἀμμά (ammá, “mother”).[1]

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈɑm.mɔ̃ː/

    Noun

    *ammǭ f[1]

    1. mother
      Synonyms: *aiþį̄, *mōdēr, *mōmǭ
    2. wet nurse
    3. grandmother
      Synonym: *awǭ

    Inflection

    Declension of *ammǭ (ōn-stem)
    singular plural
    nominative *ammǭ *ammōniz
    vocative *ammǭ *ammōniz
    accusative *ammōnų *ammōnunz
    genitive *ammōniz *ammōnǫ̂
    dative *ammōni *ammōmaz
    instrumental *ammōnē *ammōmiz

    Descendants

    • Proto-West Germanic: *ammā
    • Old Norse: amma

    References

    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Vladimir Orel (2003), “*ammōn”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 17
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