*hiwją
Runic: ᚺᛁᚹᛃᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈxiw.jɑ̃/noun · neuter · ja-stem
Meanings
- appearance, blee
- form, shape
- mold, mildew
Etymology
Disputed. Either from Proto-Indo-European *kew-, *ḱew- (‘skin, cuticle, hide; beauty, splendour’) or from Proto-Indo-European *ḱyeh₁- (‘grey, dark shade’), or a merger of the two. Compare Sanskrit छवि (chavi) (chavi, ‘skin, beauty’).
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | hiwją | hiwjō |
| Acc. | hiwją | hiwjō |
| Gen. | hiwjas, hiwis | hiwjǫ̂ |
| Dat. | hiwjai | hiwjamaz |
| Inst. | hiwjō | hiwjamiz |
| Voc. | hiwją | hiwjō |
Descendants
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*hiwi (Proto-West Germanic)
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hīew, hīw (Old English)
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hewe (Middle English)
- hue (English)
- hew, hu, hue (Scots)
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hewe (Middle English)
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hīew, hīw (Old English)
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hý (Old Norse)
- hýggj (Faroese)
- höi (Gutnish)
- hý, hé (Icelandic)
- hy (Norwegian)
- *(h)uvjë (Proto-Samic)
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hý (Old Norse)
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hȳ (Old Swedish)
- hy (Danish)
- hy (Swedish)
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hȳ (Old Swedish)
- 𐌷𐌹𐍅𐌹 (hiwi) (Gothic)
- *hipjä (Proto-Finnic)
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*ipjë (Proto-Samic)
- ïbje (Southern Sami)
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*heben (Proto-Finnic)
- heven, hepene (Finnish)
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*häivä (Proto-Finnic)
- häivä (Finnish)
- *jievjë (Proto-Samic)