*wainagaz

Runic: ᚹᚨᛁᚾᚨᚷᚨᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈwɑi̯.nɑ.ɣɑz/

adjective · a-stem

Meanings

  1. woeful, sad
  2. pathetic, pitiable

Etymology

From *wainōną (‘to whine’) + *-gaz.

Declension

Strong declension

CaseSg. Masc.Sg. Fem.Sg. Neut.Pl. Masc.Pl. Fem.Pl. Neut.
Nom.wainagazwainagōwainagą, -atōwainagaiwainagôzwainagō
Acc.wainaganǭwainagǭwainagą, -atōwainaganzwainagōzwainagō
Gen.wainagas, -iswainagaizōzwainagas, -iswainagaizǫ̂wainagaizǫ̂wainagaizǫ̂
Dat.wainagammaiwainagaizōiwainagammaiwainagaimazwainagaimazwainagaimaz
Inst.wainaganōwainagaizōwainaganōwainagaimizwainagaimizwainagaimiz

Weak declension

CaseSg. Masc.Sg. Fem.Sg. Neut.Pl. Masc.Pl. Fem.Pl. Neut.
Nom.wainagôwainagǭwainagôwainaganizwainagōnizwainagōnō
Acc.wainaganųwainagōnųwainagôwainaganunzwainagōnunzwainagōnō
Gen.wainaginizwainagōnizwainaginizwainaganǫ̂wainagōnǫ̂wainaganǫ̂
Dat.wainaginiwainagōniwainaginiwainagammazwainagōmazwainagammaz
Inst.wainaginēwainagōnēwainaginēwainagammizwainagōmizwainagammiz

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Descendants

  • *wainag (Proto-West Germanic)
    • weinig (Old Dutch)
      • weinich, wênich (Middle Dutch)
        • weinig (Dutch)
          • weinig (Afrikaans)
          • wääinix (Jersey Dutch)
          • weiniki (Kwinti)
          • wenig, weinig (Negerhollands)
  • *wainag (Proto-West Germanic)
    • wēnag (Old High German)
      • weinic, wēnec (Middle High German)
        • wänng (Alemannic German)
        • winnig (Central Franconian)
        • wenig (German)
        • wéineg (Luxembourgish)
        • ווייניק (veynik) (Yiddish)
  • *wainag (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *weinag, *wēnag (Old Saxon)
      • wēnich, weinich (Middle Low German)
        • weinich (Plautdietsch)
        • weinich (West Frisian)
  • *wainag (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *weinag, *wēnag (Old Saxon)
      • wēnich, weinich (Middle Low German)
        • weinig (Low German)
          • wennig, wenig, weinig, wäinig, wänig (German Low German)
  • 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌷𐍃 (wainahs) (Gothic)
  • *vainaga (Proto-Finnic)

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