*birkīnaz
Runic: ᛒᛁᚱᚲᛁᚾᚨᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈbir.kiː.nɑz/adjective · a-stem
Meanings
made of birch, birchen
Etymology
From *berkō (‘birch’) + *-īnaz (forms adjectives with sense of ‘made of, characteristic of’). The *-e-of the stem is raised to *-i-due to the *-i-in the suffix.
Declension
Strong declension
| Case | Sg. Masc. | Sg. Fem. | Sg. Neut. | Pl. Masc. | Pl. Fem. | Pl. Neut. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. | birkīnaz | birkīnō | birkīną, -atō | birkīnai | birkīnôz | birkīnō |
| Acc. | birkīnanǭ | birkīnǭ | birkīną, -atō | birkīnanz | birkīnōz | birkīnō |
| Gen. | birkīnas, -is | birkīnaizōz | birkīnas, -is | birkīnaizǫ̂ | birkīnaizǫ̂ | birkīnaizǫ̂ |
| Dat. | birkīnammai | birkīnaizōi | birkīnammai | birkīnaimaz | birkīnaimaz | birkīnaimaz |
| Inst. | birkīnanō | birkīnaizō | birkīnanō | birkīnaimiz | birkīnaimiz | birkīnaimiz |
Weak declension
| Case | Sg. Masc. | Sg. Fem. | Sg. Neut. | Pl. Masc. | Pl. Fem. | Pl. Neut. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. | birkīnô | birkīnǭ | birkīnô | birkīnaniz | birkīnōniz | birkīnōnō |
| Acc. | birkīnanų | birkīnōnų | birkīnô | birkīnanunz | birkīnōnunz | birkīnōnō |
| Gen. | birkīniniz | birkīnōniz | birkīniniz | birkīnanǫ̂ | birkīnōnǫ̂ | birkīnanǫ̂ |
| Dat. | birkīnini | birkīnōni | birkīnini | birkīnammaz | birkīnōmaz | birkīnammaz |
| Inst. | birkīninē | birkīnōnē | birkīninē | birkīnammiz | birkīnōmiz | birkīnammiz |
Descendants
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*birkīn (Proto-West Germanic)
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*birkin (Old Dutch)
- berken (Dutch)
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*birkin (Old Dutch)
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*birkīn (Proto-West Germanic)
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bierċen, beorcen (Old English)
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birken, birchen (Middle English)
- birchen (English)
- birkin (Scots)
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birken, birchen (Middle English)
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bierċen, beorcen (Old English)
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*birkīn (Proto-West Germanic)
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birkīn (Old High German)
- birken (German)
- biirken (Luxembourgish)
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birkīn (Old High German)
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*birkīn (Proto-West Germanic)
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*birkīn (Old Saxon)
- berken (Low German)
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*birkīn (Old Saxon)
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birkinn (Old Norse)
- birkinn (Icelandic)