*nabją

Runic: ᚾᚨᛒᛃᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈnɑβ.jɑ̃/

noun · neuter · ja-stem

Meanings

beak
nose

Etymology

Uncertain. Has been taken as a derivative from *nabō (‘nave’), with sense development "nave" > "protuberance, knob" > "nose, beak", as well as to Gaulish nebba (‘bill’). Compare also Proto-Germanic *snabulaz (‘snout’), Lithuanian snãpas (‘snout’).

Declension

Case	Singular	Plural
Nom.	nabją	nabjō
Acc.	nabją	nabjō
Gen.	nabjas, nabis	nabjǫ̂
Dat.	nabjai	nabjamaz
Inst.	nabjō	nabjamiz
Voc.	nabją	nabjō

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Descendants

*nabi (Proto-West Germanic)
- *nebbi (Old Dutch)
  - nebbe, neb, nyb (Middle Dutch)
    - nebbe, neb (Dutch)
*nabi (Proto-West Germanic)
- nebb, neb, nypel (Old English)
  - neb, *neble, *nypil, *neple (Middle English)
    - neb, nebbie, nebbock (Scots)
*nabi (Proto-West Germanic)
- nebb, neb, nypel (Old English)
  - neb, *neble, *nypil, *neple (Middle English)
    - neb, nib, nipple (English)
      - nippel (Dutch)
*nabi (Proto-West Germanic)
- nebb, neb, nypel (Old English)
  - neb, *neble, *nypil, *neple (Middle English)
    - neb, nib, nipple (English)
      - Nippel (German)
        
        nippel (Danish)
*nabi (Proto-West Germanic)
- *neb, *nib (Old Frisian)
  - Nib (Saterland Frisian)
  - neb (West Frisian)
*nabi (Proto-West Germanic)
- *nebbi, *neppi (Old High German)
  - napia (Galician)
*nabi (Proto-West Germanic)
- *nebbi, *neppi (Old High German)
  - ? (Middle High German)
    - niffen (Alemannic German)
    - niffela (Bavarian)
*nabi (Proto-West Germanic)
- *nebbi (Old Saxon)
  - nebbe, nibbe (Middle Low German)
    - Nibbe, Nipp, Niff, Nüff (German Low German)
      - nifrar (Galician)
      - niffo, niffa (Italian)
      - nefa (Occitan)
      - nifler, niflette (Picard)
      - r'nonflé (Walloon)
*nabi (Proto-West Germanic)
- *nebbi (Old Saxon)
  - nebbe, nibbe (Middle Low German)
    - Nibbe, Nipp, Niff, Nüff (German Low German)
      - nifler (French)
        
        renifler (French)
*nabi (Proto-West Germanic)
- *nebbi (Old Saxon)
  - nebbe, nibbe (Middle Low German)
    - næb, næbber (Old Swedish)
      - näbb (Swedish)
nef (Old Norse)
- næb (Danish)
- nev, nebb, nebbi (Faroese)
- nef, nebbi (Icelandic)
- nev (Norn)
- nebb (Norwegian)
nef (Old Norse)
- næf (Old Swedish)
  - näv (Swedish)
nebbi (Old Norse)
- næb (Danish)
- nev, nebb, nebbi (Faroese)
- nef, nebbi (Icelandic)
- nev (Norn)
- nebb (Norwegian)
nebbi (Old Norse)
- næf (Old Swedish)
  - näv (Swedish)

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