*fneusaną

Runic: ᚠᚾᛖᚢᛊᚨᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈɸneu̯.sɑ.nɑ̃/

verb · Strong class 2

Meanings

to sneeze

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *pnew-, but presumably interpreted as onomatopoeic judging from the variety in the initial consonants.

Conjugation

Present active

PersonIndicativeSubjunctiveImperative
1st singularfneusōfneusaų–
2nd singularfniusizifneusaizfneus
3rd singularfniusidifneusaifneusadau
1st dualfneusōzfneusaiw–
2nd dualfneusadizfneusaidizfneusadiz
1st pluralfneusamazfneusaim–
2nd pluralfniusidfneusaidfniusid
3rd pluralfneusandifneusainfneusandau

Present passive

PersonIndicativeSubjunctive
1st singularfneusai–
2nd singularfneusazaifneusaizau
3rd singularfneusadaifneusaidau
1st dual––
2nd dual––
1st pluralfneusandaifneusaindau
2nd pluralfneusandaifneusaindau
3rd pluralfneusandaifneusaindau

Past

PersonIndicativeSubjunctive
1st singularfnausfnuzį̄
2nd singularfnaustfnuzīz
3rd singularfnausfnuzī
1st dualfnuzūfnuzīw
2nd dualfnuzudizfnuzīdiz
1st pluralfnuzumfnuzīm
2nd pluralfnuzudfnuzīd
3rd pluralfnuzunfnuzīn

Non-finite Forms

InfinitivePresent ParticiplePast Participle
fneusaną fneusandz fnuzanaz

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Descendants

  • *fneusan (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *fniesan (Old Dutch)
      • fniesen (Middle Dutch)
        • fniezen (Dutch)
  • *fneusan (Proto-West Germanic)
    • fnēosan (Old English)
      • snesen, fnesen, fnese, sniesen, snese (Middle English)
        • sneeze (English)
        • sneeze, sneesh (Scots)
  • *fneusan (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *fniosan, *fnūsan (Old High German)
      • phnūsen, pfnūsen, *snūsen, phūsen (Middle High German)
        • pfnausen (German)
        • snūsen (Middle High German)
  • *fnjósa (Old Norse)
    • fnyse (Danish)
    • fnýsa (Faroese)
    • fnýsa (Icelandic)
    • fnysa (Norwegian)
    • fnysa (Swedish)
  • fnýsa (Old Norse)
    • fnyse (Danish)
    • fnýsa (Faroese)
    • fnýsa (Icelandic)
    • fnysa (Norwegian)
    • fnysa (Swedish)

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