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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/aimaz

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 Proto-Indo-European *h₁ews- (“to burn”) + *-mos.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɑi̯.mɑz/

Noun

*aimaz m[1]

  1. (North Germanic) steam, smoke
    Synonyms: *dwemrą, *raukiz, *smukô, *staumaz

Inflection
masculine a-stemDeclension of *aimaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *aimaz *aimōz, *aimōs
vocative *aim *aimōz, *aimōs
accusative *aimą *aimanz
genitive *aimas, *aimis *aimǫ̂
dative *aimai *aimamaz
instrumental *aimō *aimamiz

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Old Norse: eimr

References
  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*aima-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 11
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