*abjǭ
Runic: ᚨᛒᛃᛟ Pronunciation: /ˈɑβ.jɔ̃ː/noun · feminine · ōn-stem
Meanings
ebb; the receding or low tide; North Germanic reflexes show a related sense ‘mud, ooze’, probably from matter left behind by receding water
Etymology
From earlier *abjō, probably a feminine derivative of *ab, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó, more specifically from a substantivized feminine h₂ep-yéh₂. Compare Ancient Greek ἄπιος (ápios) as the closest formal comparandum to a *-yéh₂- derivative (Beekes 2010: 116; Dunkel 2014: 70; Orel 2003: 1; Pokorny 1959: 54).
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | abjǭ | abjōniz |
| Acc. | abjōnų | abjōnunz |
| Gen. | abjōniz | abjōnǫ̂ |
| Dat. | abjōni | abjōmaz |
| Inst. | abjōnē | abjōmiz |
| Voc. | abjǭ | abjōniz |
Descendants
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*abbjā (Proto-West Germanic)
- *ebba (Old High German)
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*abbjā (Proto-West Germanic)
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*ebba (Old Dutch)
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ebbe (Middle Dutch)
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eb (Dutch)
- eb (Afrikaans)
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eb (Dutch)
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ebbe (Middle Dutch)
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*ebba (Old Dutch)
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*abbjā (Proto-West Germanic)
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ebba (Old English)
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ebbe (Middle English)
- ebb (English)
- ebb, eb (Scots)
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ebbe (Middle English)
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ebba (Old English)
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*abbjā (Proto-West Germanic)
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*ebbe, ebba (Old Frisian)
- ebe (North Frisian)
- Äbbe (Saterland Frisian)
- ebbe (West Frisian)
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*ebbe, ebba (Old Frisian)
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*abbjā (Proto-West Germanic)
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*ebbia, ebbiunga (Old Saxon)
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ebbe (Middle Low German)
- ebbe (Danish)
- Ebbe (German)
- Ebbe (Low German)
- ebb (Swedish)
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ebbe (Middle Low German)
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*ebbia, ebbiunga (Old Saxon)
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efja (Old Norse)
- evja (Faroese)
- efja (Icelandic)
- ave (Norwegian)
- evje (Norwegian Nynorsk)
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efja (Old Norse)
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æfia (Old Swedish)
- ävja (Swedish)
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æfia (Old Swedish)
- *vuopējē (Proto-Samic)
- *apaja (Proto-Finnic)