*aimaz
Runic: ᚨᛁᛗᚨᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈɑi̯.mɑz/noun · masculine · a-stem
Meanings
- steam, vapor
- smoke or reek rising from heat or fire
Etymology
Probably from pre-Germanic *h₁óy-mo-s, an o-grade *-mo- noun to an otherwise poorly attested Proto-Indo-European root *h₁ey- of uncertain meaning, perhaps ‘heat, give off vapor/smoke’. Kroonen (2013: 11) takes Old Norse neuter īm as internal evidence for *h₁ey-, making the older derivation from *h₂eydʰ- much less likely. There are no secure IE cognates. A relationship with PIE root *h₂eydʰ- seems plausible, just not possible as a direct origin. Comparisons with Hittite 𒄿𒉡𒍣 (i-nu-zi /inuhzi/) from PIE *h₁eh₃y- (Kloekhorst 2008: 165–66) are incompatible with the North Germanic forms in *īm-. Related to *aimuzjǭ.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | aimaz | aimōz, aimōs |
| Acc. | aimą | aimanz |
| Gen. | aimas, aimis | aimǫ̂ |
| Dat. | aimai | aimamaz |
| Inst. | aimō | aimamiz |
| Voc. | aim | aimōz, aimōs |
Descendants
-
eimr (Old Norse)
- em (Danish)
- eimur (Faroese)
- eimur (Icelandic)
- eim (Norwegian)
- ēmber (Old Swedish)
-
ím (Old Norse)
- ím (Danish)
- ím (Faroese)
- ím (Icelandic)
- im (Norwegian Nynorsk)
- im (Swedish)
- *aimat'ak (Proto-Finnic)