*ermunaz/Ermunaz¹
Runic: ᛖᚱᛗᚢᚾᚨᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈer.mu.nɑz/noun · masculine · a-stem
Meanings
world (poetic), earth
Etymology
From a Proto-Indo-European *men-stem *h₁ér-mn̥ ~ *h₁r̥-mén-s (‘world, earth’), from root *h₁er- (‘earth’) (Beeler 1961), reformulated as an a-stem.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | ermunaz | ermunōz, ermunōs |
| Acc. | ermuną | ermunanz |
| Gen. | ermunas, ermunis | ermunǫ̂ |
| Dat. | ermunai | ermunamaz |
| Inst. | ermunō | ermunamiz |
| Voc. | ermun | ermunōz, ermunōs |
Descendants
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*ermun (Proto-West Germanic)
- *eormen (Old English)
- *irmin (Old High German)
- *irmin (Old Saxon)
- *jǫrmunr (Old Norse)