Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/sunjōną

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

Derived from *sunjō (truth) +‎ *-ōną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsun.jɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*sunjōną

  1. to deny a charge, put right
  2. (with reflexive pronoun) to put oneself in the right, excuse oneself

Inflection

Conjugation of (weak class 2)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *sunjō *sunjǭ *sunjōi ?
2nd singular *sunjōsi *sunjōs *sunjō *sunjōsai *sunjōsau
3rd singular *sunjōþi *sunjō *sunjōþau *sunjōþai *sunjōþau
1st dual *sunjōs *sunjōw
2nd dual *sunjōþiz *sunjōþiz *sunjōþiz
1st plural *sunjōmaz *sunjōm *sunjōnþai *sunjōnþau
2nd plural *sunjōþ *sunjōþ *sunjōþ *sunjōnþai *sunjōnþau
3rd plural *sunjōnþi *sunjōn *sunjōnþau *sunjōnþai *sunjōnþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *sunjōdǭ *sunjōdēdį̄
2nd singular *sunjōdēz *sunjōdēdīz
3rd singular *sunjōdē *sunjōdēdī
1st dual *sunjōdēdū *sunjōdēdīw
2nd dual *sunjōdēdudiz *sunjōdēdīdiz
1st plural *sunjōdēdum *sunjōdēdīm
2nd plural *sunjōdēdud *sunjōdēdīd
3rd plural *sunjōdēdun *sunjōdēdīn
present past
participles *sunjōndz *sunjōdaz

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Old Norse: synja
    • Icelandic: synja
    • Faroese: synja
    • Old Swedish: synia
      • Swedish: söna (archaic)
  • Gothic: 𐍃𐌿𐌽𐌾𐍉𐌽 (sunjōn)