*fergunją
Runic: ᚠᛖᚱᚷᚢᚾᛃᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈɸer.ɣun.jɑ̃/noun · neuter · ja-stem
Meanings
mountain
Etymology
Probably from Proto-Indo-European *perkʷ-un-yó-m, from root *perkʷ- (‘oak’). Cognate with Proto-Celtic *Φerkunyā, preserved in Latinized Hercynia silva (‘Hercynian Forest’). The original meaning was likely ‘oak-covered/forested mountain-land’ or ‘wooded upland’, later generalized in Proto-Germanic to ‘mountain’.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | fergunją | fergunjō |
| Acc. | fergunją | fergunjō |
| Gen. | fergunjas, fergunis | fergunjǫ̂ |
| Dat. | fergunjai | fergunjamaz |
| Inst. | fergunjō | fergunjamiz |
| Voc. | fergunją | fergunjō |
Descendants
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*fergunī (Proto-West Germanic)
- Firgunnea, Fergunna, Virgunnia, Virgundia (Old High German)
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*fergunī (Proto-West Germanic)
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fiergen, firgen, fyrgen, firing, firgin (Old English)
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fiergengāt, firgengāt, fyrgengāt (Old English)
- firegat (Middle English)
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fiergengāt, firgengāt, fyrgengāt (Old English)
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fiergen, firgen, fyrgen, firing, firgin (Old English)
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fjǫrgyn (Old Norse)
- fjörgyn (Icelandic)
- 𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌲𐌿𐌽𐌹 (fairguni) (Gothic)