*nīwalaz

Runic: ᚾᛁᚹᚨᛚᚨᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈniː.wɑ.lɑz/

adjective · a-stem

Meanings

  1. lying down, prone, prostrate
  2. deep

Etymology

Likely from earlier *nīgwala-, denominative adjective from pre-Germanic *nih₃kʷ- (‘looking down, facing down’), compound of Proto-Indo-European *ní (‘down’) and *h₃ekʷ- (‘to see’). Compare Sanskrit नीच (nīca) (nīca, ‘below, down’). For a similar formation, see Ancient Greek ὀπιπεύω (opipeúō) (opipeúō) < *h₁opi-h₃kʷ-.

Declension

Strong declension

CaseSg. Masc.Sg. Fem.Sg. Neut.Pl. Masc.Pl. Fem.Pl. Neut.
Nom.nīwalaznīwalōnīwalą, -atōnīwalainīwalôznīwalō
Acc.nīwalanǭnīwalǭnīwalą, -atōnīwalanznīwalōznīwalō
Gen.nīwalas, -isnīwalaizōznīwalas, -isnīwalaizǫ̂nīwalaizǫ̂nīwalaizǫ̂
Dat.nīwalammainīwalaizōinīwalammainīwalaimaznīwalaimaznīwalaimaz
Inst.nīwalanōnīwalaizōnīwalanōnīwalaimiznīwalaimiznīwalaimiz

Weak declension

CaseSg. Masc.Sg. Fem.Sg. Neut.Pl. Masc.Pl. Fem.Pl. Neut.
Nom.nīwalônīwalǭnīwalônīwalaniznīwalōniznīwalōnō
Acc.nīwalanųnīwalōnųnīwalônīwalanunznīwalōnunznīwalōnō
Gen.nīwaliniznīwalōniznīwaliniznīwalanǫ̂nīwalōnǫ̂nīwalanǫ̂
Dat.nīwalininīwalōninīwalininīwalammaznīwalōmaznīwalammaz
Inst.nīwalinēnīwalōnēnīwalinēnīwalammiznīwalōmiznīwalammiz

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Descendants

  • neowol, nēol, nihol, niwol (Old English)
    • neall (Middle English)
  • nigel, nule (Middle Low German)
  • niel (Middle Dutch)
    • vernielen (Middle Dutch)
      • vernielen (Dutch)

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