*þunnuz

Runic: ᚦᚢᚾᚢᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈθun.nuz/

adjective · u-stem

Meanings

thin

Etymology

From earlier *þunwuz, from Proto-Indo-European *tn̥h₂wús, variant of *ténh₂us (‘thin’). Cognate with Sanskrit तनु (tanú) (tanú), Latin tenuis.

Declension

Strong declension

CaseSg. Masc.Sg. Fem.Sg. Neut.Pl. Masc.Pl. Fem.Pl. Neut.
Nom.þunnuzþunnīþunnų, -jatōþunnijaiþunnijôzþunnijō
Acc.þunnijanǭþunnijǭþunnų, -jatōþunnijanzþunnijōzþunnijō
Gen.þunnijas, þunnīsþunnijaizōzþunnijas, þunnīsþunnijaizǫ̂þunnijaizǫ̂þunnijaizǫ̂
Dat.þunnijammaiþunnijaizōiþunnijammaiþunnijaimazþunnijaimazþunnijaimaz
Inst.þunnijanōþunnijaizōþunnijanōþunnijaimizþunnijaimizþunnijaimiz

Weak declension

CaseSg. Masc.Sg. Fem.Sg. Neut.Pl. Masc.Pl. Fem.Pl. Neut.
Nom.þunnijôþunnijǭþunnijôþunnijanizþunnijōnizþunnijōnō
Acc.þunnijanųþunnijōnųþunnijôþunnijanunzþunnijōnunzþunnijōnō
Gen.þunnīnizþunnijōnizþunnīnizþunnijanǫ̂þunnijōnǫ̂þunnijanǫ̂
Dat.þunnīniþunnijōniþunnīniþunnijammazþunnijōmazþunnijammaz
Inst.þunnīnēþunnijōnēþunnīnēþunnijammizþunnijōmizþunnijammiz

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Descendants

  • *þunnī (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *thunni (Old Dutch)
      • dunne (Middle Dutch)
        • dön (Limburgish)
        • thinne (West Flemish)
  • *þunnī (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *thunni (Old Dutch)
      • dunne (Middle Dutch)
        • dun (Dutch)
          • dun (Afrikaans)
          • deni, doin (Aukan)
          • doni (Berbice Creole Dutch)
          • dun, din (Negerhollands)
  • *þunnī (Proto-West Germanic)
    • þynne, þinne (Old English)
      • thinne, thin, thunne, thenne, þinne, þynne, thynne, thyn (Middle English)
        • thin (English)
        • thin (Scots)
  • *þunnī (Proto-West Germanic)
    • thenne (Old Frisian)
      • tään (Saterland Frisian)
      • tin (West Frisian)
  • *þunnī (Proto-West Germanic)
    • dunni (Old High German)
      • dünne (Middle High German)
        • tünn, dünn (Alemannic German)
        • ? (Bavarian)
        • ? (Central Franconian)
        • ? (East Central German)
        • ? (East Franconian)
        • dünn (German)
        • denn, dinn (Rhine Franconian)
        • דין (din) (Yiddish)
  • *þunnī (Proto-West Germanic)
    • thunni (Old Saxon)
      • dünne (Middle Low German)
        • dünn (German Low German)
        • denn (Plautdietsch)
  • þunnr (Old Norse)
    • tunn (Elfdalian)
    • tunnur (Faroese)
    • tunnar (Gutnish)
    • þunnur (Icelandic)
    • ? (Norwegian)
    • tynðer (Scanian)
  • þunnr (Old Norse)
    • thun (Old Danish)
      • tynd (Danish)
  • þunnr (Old Norse)
    • þunder (Old Swedish)
      • tunn (Swedish)

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