*nawiz
Runic: ᚾᚨᚹᛁᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈnɑ.wiz/noun · masculine · i-stem
Meanings
corpse
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *nh̥₂w-i-s (‘corpse’), from *neh₂w- (‘death; corpse’). Cognate with Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌽𐌰𐍅𐌹𐍃𐍄𐍂𐍉𐌽 (ganawistrōn, ‘to bury’), Proto-Balto-Slavic *nā́ˀwis (‘death, corpse’), Tocharian B naut- (‘to disappear; be destroyed’).
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | nawiz | nawīz |
| Acc. | nawį | nawinz |
| Gen. | nawīz | nawjǫ̂ |
| Dat. | nawī | nawimaz |
| Inst. | nawī | nawimiz |
| Voc. | nawi | nawīz |
Descendants
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*nawi (Proto-West Germanic)
- nēo, nē (Old English)
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nár (Old Norse)
- nár (Icelandic)
- nåe (Norwegian Bokmål)
- nåe (Norwegian Nynorsk)
- 𐌽𐌰𐌿𐍃 (naus) (Gothic)