Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/þridjô

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

From Pre-Germanic *tretyós, a remodeling of Proto-Indo-European *tr̥tyós, *tritós, ordinal form of *tréyes.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθrið.jɔːː/

Adjective

Proto-Germanic ordinal numbers

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Cardinal : *þrīz     Ordinal : *þridjô     Multiplier : *þrifalþaz     Prefix : *þri-

*þridjô

1. third

Inflection

Declension of *þridjô (an/īn-stem)

Case	Masculine		Feminine		Neuter
	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*þridjô	*þridjaniz	*þridį̄	*þridīniz	*þridjô	*þridjōnō
Accusative	*þridjanų	*þridjanunz	*þridīnų	*þridīnunz	*þridjô	*þridjōnō
Genitive	*þridiniz	*þridjanǫ̂	*þridīniz	*þridīnǫ̂	*þridiniz	*þridjanǫ̂
Dative	*þridini	*þridjammaz	*þridīni	*þridīmaz	*þridini	*þridjammaz
Instrumental	*þridinē	*þridjammiz	*þridīnē	*þridīmiz	*þridinē	*þridjammiz

Derived terms

• Proto-West Germanic: *þriddjō
  • Old English: þridda, þridde
    • Middle English: thridde, thrid
      • English: third
      • Scots: thrid
  • Old Frisian: thredda
    • Saterland Frisian: trääde
    • West Frisian: tredde
  • Old Saxon: thriddio
    • Middle Low German: dridde, derde, dirde
      • German Low German: drüdde, dörde, darde, dard
  • Old Dutch: *thriddo
    • Middle Dutch: dridde, derde
      • Dutch: derde
        • Afrikaans: derde
  • Old High German: dritto
    • Middle High German: dritte, drite, tritte
      • German: dritte
• Old Norse: þriði
  • Icelandic: þriðji
  • Faroese: triði
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: tridje, tredje
  • Old Swedish: þriþi
    • Swedish: tredje
  • Danish: tredje
    • Norwegian Bokmål: tredje
  • Old Gutnish: þriþi
• Gothic: 𐌸𐍂𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌰 (þridja)