"wībą" meaning in Proto-Germanic

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Noun

IPA: /ˈwiː.βɑ̃/
Etymology: Unknown, with a number of disputed suggestions. One suggestion connects Tocharian A/B kip/kwīpe (“genitals, female pudenda”) (perhaps also Albanian cipë (“sense of shame, membrane”)), for a hypothetical Proto-Indo-European *gʰwíbʰ- (“pudenda”). Another suggestion connects Old English wǣfan (“wrap, clothe”), Old Norse vífa (“wrap, veil”) for a suggested original motive of "married woman wearing a scarf". Yet another suggestion connects Old High German weibon (“move to and fro”), Old Norse veifa (“swing, throw”), for a motive of "one who is moving busily; housekeeper, maidservant" (c.f. German Weibel (“manservant, usher”)). Etymology templates: {{etymon|gem-pro|id=woman}}, {{unk|gem-pro}} Unknown, {{cog|sq|cipë||sense of shame, membrane}} Albanian cipë (“sense of shame, membrane”), {{der|gem-pro|ine-pro|*gʰwíbʰ-|t=pudenda}} Proto-Indo-European *gʰwíbʰ- (“pudenda”) Inflection templates: {{gem-decl-noun}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], wībą [nominative, singular], wībō [nominative, plural], wībą [singular, vocative], wībō [plural, vocative], wībą [accusative, singular], wībō [accusative, plural], wības [genitive, singular], wībis [genitive, singular], wībǫ̂ [genitive, plural], wībai [dative, singular], wībamaz [dative, plural], wībō [instrumental, singular], wībamiz [instrumental, plural]
  1. woman Tags: neuter, reconstruction Synonyms: *kwenǭ
    Sense id: en-wībą-gem-pro-noun-zy5b~x7w Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Proto-Germanic entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Proto-Germanic entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
  2. wife Tags: neuter, reconstruction Synonyms: *kwēniz
    Sense id: en-wībą-gem-pro-noun-nVKjyOTW Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Proto-Germanic entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Proto-Germanic entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
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  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gmw-pro",
            "2": "*wīb"
          },
          "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic: *wīb\nOld English: wīf\nMiddle English: wif, wyf\nEnglish: wife\nSranan Tongo: wefi\n→ Japanese: ワイフ (waifu)\n→ English: waifu\nScots: wife\nOld Frisian: wīf\nNorth Frisian: wüf\nSaterland Frisian: Wieuw\nWest Frisian: wiif, wyf\nOld Saxon: wīf\nMiddle Low German: wîf\nGerman Low German: Wiev\nLow German: Wief\nOld Dutch: wīf\nMiddle Dutch: wijf\nDutch: wijf\nAfrikaans: wyf\nSranan Tongo: wefi\nOld High German: wīb\nMiddle High German: wīp; (northwestern) wīf\nAlemannic German:\nItalian Walser: wib\nBavarian:\nCimbrian: baip, baibe (Luserna)\nMòcheno: baib\nUdinese: baip, baib\nCentral Franconian: Wiev, Wivv, Weiv\nGerman: Weib\nYiddish: ווײַב (vayb)",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Proto-West Germanic: *wīb\nOld English: wīf\nMiddle English: wif, wyf\nEnglish: wife\nSranan Tongo: wefi\n→ Japanese: ワイフ (waifu)\n→ English: waifu\nScots: wife\nOld Frisian: wīf\nNorth Frisian: wüf\nSaterland Frisian: Wieuw\nWest Frisian: wiif, wyf\nOld Saxon: wīf\nMiddle Low German: wîf\nGerman Low German: Wiev\nLow German: Wief\nOld Dutch: wīf\nMiddle Dutch: wijf\nDutch: wijf\nAfrikaans: wyf\nSranan Tongo: wefi\nOld High German: wīb\nMiddle High German: wīp; (northwestern) wīf\nAlemannic German:\nItalian Walser: wib\nBavarian:\nCimbrian: baip, baibe (Luserna)\nMòcheno: baib\nUdinese: baip, baib\nCentral Franconian: Wiev, Wivv, Weiv\nGerman: Weib\nYiddish: ווײַב (vayb)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "non",
            "2": "víf"
          },
          "expansion": "Old Norse: víf\nIcelandic: víf\nFaroese: vív\nNorwegian Nynorsk: viv\nNorwegian Bokmål: viv m or n\nOld Swedish: vīf\nSwedish: viv, vif (pre-1906 spelling)\nDanish: viv",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old Norse: víf\nIcelandic: víf\nFaroese: vív\nNorwegian Nynorsk: viv\nNorwegian Bokmål: viv m or n\nOld Swedish: vīf\nSwedish: viv, vif (pre-1906 spelling)\nDanish: viv"
    }
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      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "etymon"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gem-pro"
      },
      "expansion": "Unknown",
      "name": "unk"
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        "3": "",
        "4": "sense of shame, membrane"
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      "name": "cog"
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      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *gʰwíbʰ- (“pudenda”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Unknown, with a number of disputed suggestions. One suggestion connects Tocharian A/B kip/kwīpe (“genitals, female pudenda”) (perhaps also Albanian cipë (“sense of shame, membrane”)), for a hypothetical Proto-Indo-European *gʰwíbʰ- (“pudenda”).\nAnother suggestion connects Old English wǣfan (“wrap, clothe”), Old Norse vífa (“wrap, veil”) for a suggested original motive of \"married woman wearing a scarf\".\nYet another suggestion connects Old High German weibon (“move to and fro”), Old Norse veifa (“swing, throw”), for a motive of \"one who is moving busily; housekeeper, maidservant\" (c.f. German Weibel (“manservant, usher”)).",
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gem-decl-noun",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
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      "form": "a-stem",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wībą",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wībą",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wībō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wībą",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wībō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wības",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wībis",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wībǫ̂",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wībai",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wībamaz",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wībō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wībamiz",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "gem-decl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Proto-Germanic",
  "lang_code": "gem-pro",
  "original_title": "Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wībą",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Proto-Germanic entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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        "woman"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "woman",
          "woman"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "*kwenǭ"
        }
      ],
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        "neuter",
        "reconstruction"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Proto-Germanic entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "wife"
      ],
      "id": "en-wībą-gem-pro-noun-nVKjyOTW",
      "links": [
        [
          "wife",
          "wife"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "*kwēniz"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "reconstruction"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈwiː.βɑ̃/"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Brill Publishers"
  ],
  "word": "wībą"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Proto-Germanic a-stem nouns",
    "Proto-Germanic entries with incorrect language header",
    "Proto-Germanic lemmas",
    "Proto-Germanic neuter nouns",
    "Proto-Germanic nouns",
    "Proto-Germanic terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Proto-Germanic terms with unknown etymologies"
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gmw-pro",
            "2": "*wīb"
          },
          "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic: *wīb\nOld English: wīf\nMiddle English: wif, wyf\nEnglish: wife\nSranan Tongo: wefi\n→ Japanese: ワイフ (waifu)\n→ English: waifu\nScots: wife\nOld Frisian: wīf\nNorth Frisian: wüf\nSaterland Frisian: Wieuw\nWest Frisian: wiif, wyf\nOld Saxon: wīf\nMiddle Low German: wîf\nGerman Low German: Wiev\nLow German: Wief\nOld Dutch: wīf\nMiddle Dutch: wijf\nDutch: wijf\nAfrikaans: wyf\nSranan Tongo: wefi\nOld High German: wīb\nMiddle High German: wīp; (northwestern) wīf\nAlemannic German:\nItalian Walser: wib\nBavarian:\nCimbrian: baip, baibe (Luserna)\nMòcheno: baib\nUdinese: baip, baib\nCentral Franconian: Wiev, Wivv, Weiv\nGerman: Weib\nYiddish: ווײַב (vayb)",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Proto-West Germanic: *wīb\nOld English: wīf\nMiddle English: wif, wyf\nEnglish: wife\nSranan Tongo: wefi\n→ Japanese: ワイフ (waifu)\n→ English: waifu\nScots: wife\nOld Frisian: wīf\nNorth Frisian: wüf\nSaterland Frisian: Wieuw\nWest Frisian: wiif, wyf\nOld Saxon: wīf\nMiddle Low German: wîf\nGerman Low German: Wiev\nLow German: Wief\nOld Dutch: wīf\nMiddle Dutch: wijf\nDutch: wijf\nAfrikaans: wyf\nSranan Tongo: wefi\nOld High German: wīb\nMiddle High German: wīp; (northwestern) wīf\nAlemannic German:\nItalian Walser: wib\nBavarian:\nCimbrian: baip, baibe (Luserna)\nMòcheno: baib\nUdinese: baip, baib\nCentral Franconian: Wiev, Wivv, Weiv\nGerman: Weib\nYiddish: ווײַב (vayb)"
    },
    {
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "non",
            "2": "víf"
          },
          "expansion": "Old Norse: víf\nIcelandic: víf\nFaroese: vív\nNorwegian Nynorsk: viv\nNorwegian Bokmål: viv m or n\nOld Swedish: vīf\nSwedish: viv, vif (pre-1906 spelling)\nDanish: viv",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old Norse: víf\nIcelandic: víf\nFaroese: vív\nNorwegian Nynorsk: viv\nNorwegian Bokmål: viv m or n\nOld Swedish: vīf\nSwedish: viv, vif (pre-1906 spelling)\nDanish: viv"
    }
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      "expansion": "",
      "name": "etymon"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gem-pro"
      },
      "expansion": "Unknown",
      "name": "unk"
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sq",
        "2": "cipë",
        "3": "",
        "4": "sense of shame, membrane"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
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      },
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      "name": "der"
    }
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  "etymology_text": "Unknown, with a number of disputed suggestions. One suggestion connects Tocharian A/B kip/kwīpe (“genitals, female pudenda”) (perhaps also Albanian cipë (“sense of shame, membrane”)), for a hypothetical Proto-Indo-European *gʰwíbʰ- (“pudenda”).\nAnother suggestion connects Old English wǣfan (“wrap, clothe”), Old Norse vífa (“wrap, veil”) for a suggested original motive of \"married woman wearing a scarf\".\nYet another suggestion connects Old High German weibon (“move to and fro”), Old Norse veifa (“swing, throw”), for a motive of \"one who is moving busily; housekeeper, maidservant\" (c.f. German Weibel (“manservant, usher”)).",
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gem-decl-noun",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wībą",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wībō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wībą",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wībō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wībis",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wībǫ̂",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wībai",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wībamaz",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wībō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wībamiz",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "plural"
      ]
    }
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  "lang": "Proto-Germanic",
  "lang_code": "gem-pro",
  "original_title": "Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wībą",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
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        "woman"
      ],
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      ],
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        {
          "word": "*kwenǭ"
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        "reconstruction"
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          "word": "*kwēniz"
        }
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈwiː.βɑ̃/"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Brill Publishers"
  ],
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}

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