*agjō
Runic: ᚨᚷᛃᛟ Pronunciation: /ˈɑɣ.jɔː/noun · feminine · ō-stem
Meanings
edge, sharp edge, blade; corner, angle
Etymology
From the oblique stem of Proto-Indo-European *h₂éḱ-ih₂ ~ *h₂ḱ-yéh₂-s, a derivative of *h₂eḱ- (Kroonen 2013: 4). Cognate with Latin aciēs, Sanskrit अश्रि (aśrí-), Ancient Greek ἄκρος (ákros) (Piwowarczyk 2022: 125–34; Ringe 2017: 146).
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | agjō | agjôz |
| Acc. | agjǭ | agjōz |
| Gen. | agjōz | agjǫ̂ |
| Dat. | agjōi | agjōmaz |
| Inst. | agjō | agjōmiz |
| Voc. | agjō | agjôz |
Descendants
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*aggju (Proto-West Germanic)
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*egga (Old Dutch)
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egge (Middle Dutch)
- egge, eg (Dutch)
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egge (Middle Dutch)
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*egga (Old Dutch)
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*aggju (Proto-West Germanic)
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eċġ (Old English)
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egge (Middle English)
- edge (English)
- ege, egge (Scots)
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egge (Middle English)
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eċġ (Old English)
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*aggju (Proto-West Germanic)
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egg, eg, egge (Old Frisian)
- Ägge (Saterland Frisian)
- igge (West Frisian)
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egg, eg, egge (Old Frisian)
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*aggju (Proto-West Germanic)
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egga, ecka (Old High German)
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egge, ecke (Middle High German)
- Ecke (German)
- Eck (Rhine Franconian)
- עק (ek) (Yiddish)
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egge, ecke (Middle High German)
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egga, ecka (Old High German)
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*aggju (Proto-West Germanic)
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eggia (Old Saxon)
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egge, egke, ecke (Middle Low German)
- Eck (Low German)
- Agj, Akj (Plautdietsch)
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egge, egke, ecke (Middle Low German)
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eggia (Old Saxon)
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egg (Old Norse)
- egg (Dalian)
- egg (Faroese)
- egg (Icelandic)
- egg (Norwegian Nynorsk)
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egg (Old Norse)
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æg (Danish)
- egg (Norwegian Bokmål)
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æg (Danish)
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egg (Old Norse)
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eg (Old Swedish)
- egg (Swedish)
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eg (Old Swedish)
- *āvčō, *āvjō (Proto-Samic)
- *akja (Proto-Finnic)