*hrainiz
Runic: ᚺᚱᚨᛁᚾᛁᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈxrɑi̯.niz/adjective · i-stem
Meanings
- clean, not dirty
- pure
- innocent
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *króy-n-is, a possibly-vṛddhied adjectival formation from an unattested *hrinaną, from Proto-Indo-European *krey- (‘to divide, sift’).
Declension
Strong declension
| Case | Sg. Masc. | Sg. Fem. | Sg. Neut. | Pl. Masc. | Pl. Fem. | Pl. Neut. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. | hrainiz | hrainī | hrainį, -jatō | hrainijai | hrainijôz | hrainijō |
| Acc. | hrainijanǭ | hrainijǭ | hrainį, -jatō | hrainijanz | hrainijōz | hrainijō |
| Gen. | hrainijas, hrainīs | hrainijaizōz | hrainijas, hrainīs | hrainijaizǫ̂ | hrainijaizǫ̂ | hrainijaizǫ̂ |
| Dat. | hrainijammai | hrainijaizōi | hrainijammai | hrainijaimaz | hrainijaimaz | hrainijaimaz |
| Inst. | hrainijanō | hrainijaizō | hrainijanō | hrainijaimiz | hrainijaimiz | hrainijaimiz |
Weak declension
| Case | Sg. Masc. | Sg. Fem. | Sg. Neut. | Pl. Masc. | Pl. Fem. | Pl. Neut. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. | hrainijô | hrainijǭ | hrainijô | hrainijaniz | hrainijōniz | hrainijōnō |
| Acc. | hrainijanų | hrainijōnų | hrainijô | hrainijanunz | hrainijōnunz | hrainijōnō |
| Gen. | hrainīniz | hrainijōniz | hrainīniz | hrainijanǫ̂ | hrainijōnǫ̂ | hrainijanǫ̂ |
| Dat. | hrainīni | hrainijōni | hrainīni | hrainijammaz | hrainijōmaz | hrainijammaz |
| Inst. | hrainīnē | hrainijōnē | hrainīnē | hrainijammiz | hrainijōmiz | hrainijammiz |
Descendants
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*hrainī (Proto-West Germanic)
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reini (Old Dutch)
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reine (Middle Dutch)
- rein (Limburgish)
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reine (Middle Dutch)
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reini (Old Dutch)
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*hrainī (Proto-West Germanic)
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reini (Old Dutch)
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reine (Middle Dutch)
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rein, reen (Dutch)
- rein (Afrikaans)
- rein (Negerhollands)
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rein, reen (Dutch)
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reine (Middle Dutch)
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reini (Old Dutch)
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*hrainī (Proto-West Germanic)
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reini (Old High German)
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reine (Middle High German)
- rein (German)
- ריין (reyn) (Yiddish)
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reine (Middle High German)
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reini (Old High German)
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*hrainī (Proto-West Germanic)
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hrēni, hreini (Old Saxon)
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reine (Middle Low German)
- rein, reen, rien, ren (Low German)
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reine (Middle Low German)
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hrēni, hreini (Old Saxon)
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hreinn (Old Norse)
- rien (Elfdalian)
- reinur (Faroese)
- rainar, rain (Gutnish)
- hreinn (Icelandic)
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hreinn (Old Norse)
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ren (Danish)
- ren (Norwegian Bokmål)
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ren (Danish)
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hreinn (Old Norse)
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rein (Norwegian Nynorsk)
- rein (Norwegian Bokmål)
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rein (Norwegian Nynorsk)
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hreinn (Old Norse)
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rēn (Old Swedish)
- ren (Swedish)
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rēn (Old Swedish)
- 𐌷𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍃 (hrains) (Gothic)
- *rainis (Proto-Finnic)
- *rājnës (Proto-Samic)