ai̯tenă

Polabian

Alternative forms

  • ai̯tenə (typography)
  • ai̯tnă (reading)

Etymology

From ai̯tă + -en-.

Adjective

ai̯tenă (nominative plural)

  1. father's

Notes

Due to inconsistent spelling in the historical text, it is also possible to read the word as ai̯tnă.

References

  • Lehr-Spławiński, T.; Polański, K. (1962), ai̯tenə”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka Drzewian połabskich [Etymological Dictionary of the Polabian Drevani Language] (in Polish), issue 1 (A – ďüzd), Wrocław; Warszawa etc.: Ossolineum, page 15
  • Polański, Kazimierz; James Allen Sehnert (1967), “ai̯tenă”, in Polabian-English Dictionary, The Hague, Paris: Mouton & Co, page 34
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