*ganōgaz

Runic: ᚷᚨᚾᛟᚷᚨᛉ Pronunciation: /ɣɑ.ˈnɔː.ɣɑz/

adjective · a-stem

Meanings

enough, sufficient

Etymology

From *ga- + *nōgaz, the latter a lengthened-grade adjective formed from *nuganą (whence *ganuganą (‘to suffice’)), although *nōgaz has no attested descendants. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eh₂nóḱe (‘he has reached, attained’), perfective of *h₂neḱ- (‘to reach’). Cognate with Sanskrit अनाश (anā́śa) (anā́śa).

Declension

Strong declension

Case	Sg. Masc.	Sg. Fem.	Sg. Neut.	Pl. Masc.	Pl. Fem.	Pl. Neut.
Nom.	ganōgaz	ganōgō	ganōgą, -at, -atō	ganōgai	ganōgôz	ganōgō
Acc.	ganōganǭ	ganōgǭ	ganōgą, -at, -atō	ganōganz	ganōgōz	ganōgō
Gen.	ganōgas, ganōgis	ganōgaizōz	ganōgas, ganōgis	ganōgaizǫ̂	ganōgaizǫ̂	ganōgaizǫ̂
Dat.	ganōgammai	ganōgaizōi	ganōgammai	ganōgaimaz	ganōgaimaz	ganōgaimaz
Inst.	ganōganō	ganōgaizō	ganōganō	ganōgaimiz	ganōgaimiz	ganōgaimiz

Weak declension

Case	Sg. Masc.	Sg. Fem.	Sg. Neut.	Pl. Masc.	Pl. Fem.	Pl. Neut.
Nom.	–	–	–	–	–	–
Acc.	–	–	–	–	–	–
Gen.	–	–	–	–	–	–
Dat.	–	–	–	–	–	–
Inst.	–	–	–	–	–	–

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Descendants

*ganōg (Proto-West Germanic)
- *ginuog, genuog (Old Dutch)
  - genuch, ghenoech (Middle Dutch)
    - genog (Limburgish)
*ganōg (Proto-West Germanic)
- *ginuog, genuog (Old Dutch)
  - genuch, ghenoech (Middle Dutch)
    - genoeg (Dutch)
      - genoeg (Afrikaans)
      - gunuku (Berbice Creole Dutch)
      - xjenux (Jersey Dutch)
*ganōg (Proto-West Germanic)
- *ginuog, genuog (Old Dutch)
  - genuch, ghenoech (Middle Dutch)
    - genoeg (Dutch)
      - genoeg, genug, gnug (Negerhollands)
        
        genn (Virgin Islands Creole)
*ganōg (Proto-West Germanic)
- ġenōg, ġenōh (Old English)
  - ynogh, inoh, inow, ynough (Middle English)
    - enough, enow, enoo (English)
    - eneuch, eneugh, aneuch (Scots)
    - eenew (Yola)
*ganōg (Proto-West Germanic)
- enōch, anōg, nōch (Old Frisian)
  - nouch, genouch (Saterland Frisian)
  - genôch (West Frisian)
*ganōg (Proto-West Germanic)
- ginuog, ganōc, genūch, genūg, genuog, ginuach, ginuag, ginuoc, ginuoch, gnueg, gnūg, gnuoc, gnuog, kanoac, kanōg, kinōc, kinuoc, kinuog, kenuoc, kenuog, knueg, knuog (Old High German)
  - genuoc (Middle High German)
    - gnueg (Alemannic German)
    - ghenùg (Cimbrian)
    - genug (German)
    - גענוג (genug) (Yiddish)
*ganōg (Proto-West Germanic)
- ginuog, ganōc, genūch, genūg, genuog, ginuach, ginuag, ginuoc, ginuoch, gnueg, gnūg, gnuoc, gnuog, kanoac, kanōg, kinōc, kinuoc, kinuog, kenuoc, kenuog, knueg, knuog (Old High German)
  - genuoc (Middle High German)
    - jeno(o)ch, genooch(t), genuuch(t), genuch (Central Franconian)
      - genuch (Luxembourgish)
*ganōg (Proto-West Germanic)
- ginuog, ganōc, genūch, genūg, genuog, ginuach, ginuag, ginuoc, ginuoch, gnueg, gnūg, gnuoc, gnuog, kanoac, kanōg, kinōc, kinuoc, kinuog, kenuoc, kenuog, knueg, knuog (Old High German)
  - genuoc (Middle High German)
    - ? (Rhine Franconian)
      - genunk (Pennsylvania German)
*ganōg (Proto-West Germanic)
- ginōg, ginōh, ginuog (Old Saxon)
  - genôch, genûch, ennôch (Middle Low German)
    - nok (Danish)
    - genaug, enaug, naug, noog (Low German)
    - nok (Norwegian Bokmål)
    - nock (Scanian)
    - nock (Swedish)
gnógr (Old Norse)
- naug (Elfdalian)
- nógvur (Faroese)
- gnógur, nógur (Icelandic)
- nog, naug (Norwegian Nynorsk)
gnógr (Old Norse)
- nōgh (Old Swedish)
  - nog (Swedish)
nógr (Old Norse)
- naug (Elfdalian)
- nógvur (Faroese)
- gnógur, nógur (Icelandic)
- nog, naug (Norwegian Nynorsk)
nógr (Old Norse)
- nōgh (Old Swedish)
  - nog (Swedish)
𐌲𐌰𐌽𐍉𐌷𐍃 (ganōhs) (Gothic)

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