"hnits" meaning in Proto-Germanic

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Noun

Etymology: From Proto-Indo-European *-níd- (“nit, louse egg”). Cognate with Ancient Greek κονίς (konís, “nit, insect egg”), Old Irish sned (“nit”). Etymology templates: {{inh|gem-pro|ine-pro|*-níd-||nit, louse egg}} Proto-Indo-European *-níd- (“nit, louse egg”), {{cog|grc|κονίς||nit, insect egg}} Ancient Greek κονίς (konís, “nit, insect egg”), {{cog|sga|sned||nit}} Old Irish sned (“nit”) Inflection templates: {{gem-decl-noun}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], hnits [nominative, singular], hnitiz [nominative, plural], hnit [singular, vocative], hnitiz [plural, vocative], hnitų [accusative, singular], hnitunz [accusative, plural], hnitiz [genitive, singular], hnitǫ̂ [genitive, plural], hniti [dative, singular], hnitumaz [dative, plural], hnitē [instrumental, singular], hnitumiz [instrumental, plural]
  1. nit, louse egg Tags: feminine, reconstruction
    Sense id: en-hnits-gem-pro-noun-74UP8z7V Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Proto-Germanic entries with incorrect language header
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              "lang_code": "en",
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            },
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              "word": "Niete"
            },
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            }
          ],
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          ],
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    {
      "form": "gem-decl-noun",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hnit",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "vocative"
      ]
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "inflection",
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      ]
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "singular"
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
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    {
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "plural"
      ]
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "singular"
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      "source": "inflection",
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  "lang_code": "gem-pro",
  "original_title": "Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hnits",
  "pos": "noun",
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            },
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      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
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    {
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "hnit",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "singular",
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      ]
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
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    },
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        "singular"
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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        "Proto-Germanic entries with incorrect language header",
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        "Proto-Germanic lemmas",
        "Proto-Germanic nouns",
        "Proto-Germanic terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Proto-Germanic terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European"
      ],
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}

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