"aldī" meaning in Proto-West Germanic

See aldī in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: From Proto-Germanic *alþį̄. Equivalent to *ald (“old”) + *-ī (abstract noun suffix). Etymology templates: {{inh|gmw-pro|gem-pro|*alþį̄}} Proto-Germanic *alþį̄, {{affix|gmw-pro|*ald|*-ī|id2=abstract noun|pos2=abstract noun suffix|t1=old}} *ald (“old”) + *-ī (abstract noun suffix) Head templates: {{head|gmw-pro|noun|g=f}} *aldī f Inflection templates: {{gmw-infl-noun-in}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], aldī [nominative, singular], - [nominative, plural], aldīn [accusative, singular], - [accusative, plural], aldīn [genitive, singular], - [genitive, plural], aldīn [dative, singular], - [dative, plural], aldīn [instrumental, singular], - [instrumental, plural]
  1. age, time period; lifetime; old age, eld Tags: feminine, reconstruction Synonyms: *aldadōm, *aldiþu, *aldr
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      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ang",
            "2": "ieldu",
            "3": "yldo"
          },
          "expansion": "Old English: ieldu, yldo",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old English: ieldu, yldo"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "enm",
            "2": "elde"
          },
          "expansion": "Middle English: elde",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Middle English: elde"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "eld"
          },
          "expansion": "English: eld",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "English: eld"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sco",
            "2": "eild",
            "3": "eeld"
          },
          "expansion": "Scots: eild, eeld",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Scots: eild, eeld"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ofs",
            "2": "elde"
          },
          "expansion": "Old Frisian: elde",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old Frisian: elde"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "frr",
            "2": "jelde"
          },
          "expansion": "North Frisian: jelde",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "North Frisian: jelde"
    },
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      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fy",
            "2": "jeld"
          },
          "expansion": "West Frisian: jeld",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "West Frisian: jeld"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
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          "args": {
            "1": "osx",
            "2": "eldī"
          },
          "expansion": "Old Saxon: eldī",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old Saxon: eldī"
    },
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      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gml",
            "2": "olde"
          },
          "expansion": "Middle Low German: olde",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Middle Low German: olde"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "odt",
            "2": "eldi"
          },
          "expansion": "Old Dutch: eldi, *aldi\nMiddle Dutch: oude, elde\nDutch: oude\nWest Flemish: elde",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old Dutch: eldi, *aldi\nMiddle Dutch: oude, elde\nDutch: oude\nWest Flemish: elde"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
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            "2": "altī",
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          },
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old High German: altī, eltī"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gmh",
            "2": "elte"
          },
          "expansion": "Middle High German: elte",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Middle High German: elte"
    },
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      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "de",
            "2": "Älte"
          },
          "expansion": "German: Älte",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "dialectal"
          },
          "expansion": "(dialectal)",
          "name": "qualifier"
        }
      ],
      "text": "German: Älte (dialectal)"
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "gmw-pro",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*alþį̄"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *alþį̄",
      "name": "inh"
    },
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      "args": {
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        "2": "*ald",
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      },
      "expansion": "*ald (“old”) + *-ī (abstract noun suffix)",
      "name": "affix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Germanic *alþį̄. Equivalent to *ald (“old”) + *-ī (abstract noun suffix).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gmw-infl-noun-in",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "īn-stem",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "aldī",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "aldīn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "aldīn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "aldīn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "aldīn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gmw-pro",
        "2": "noun",
        "g": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "*aldī f",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "gmw-infl-noun-in"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Proto-West Germanic",
  "lang_code": "gmw-pro",
  "original_title": "Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/aldī",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Proto-West Germanic entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Proto-West Germanic terms suffixed with *-ī (abstract noun)",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "age, time period; lifetime; old age, eld"
      ],
      "id": "en-aldī-gmw-pro-noun-fpibjFQA",
      "links": [
        [
          "age",
          "age"
        ],
        [
          "time period",
          "time period"
        ],
        [
          "lifetime",
          "lifetime"
        ],
        [
          "old age",
          "old age"
        ],
        [
          "eld",
          "eld"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "*aldadōm"
        },
        {
          "word": "*aldiþu"
        },
        {
          "word": "*aldr"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "reconstruction"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "aldī"
}
{
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ang",
            "2": "ieldu",
            "3": "yldo"
          },
          "expansion": "Old English: ieldu, yldo",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old English: ieldu, yldo"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "enm",
            "2": "elde"
          },
          "expansion": "Middle English: elde",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Middle English: elde"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "eld"
          },
          "expansion": "English: eld",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "English: eld"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sco",
            "2": "eild",
            "3": "eeld"
          },
          "expansion": "Scots: eild, eeld",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Scots: eild, eeld"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ofs",
            "2": "elde"
          },
          "expansion": "Old Frisian: elde",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old Frisian: elde"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "frr",
            "2": "jelde"
          },
          "expansion": "North Frisian: jelde",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "North Frisian: jelde"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fy",
            "2": "jeld"
          },
          "expansion": "West Frisian: jeld",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "West Frisian: jeld"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "osx",
            "2": "eldī"
          },
          "expansion": "Old Saxon: eldī",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old Saxon: eldī"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gml",
            "2": "olde"
          },
          "expansion": "Middle Low German: olde",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Middle Low German: olde"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "odt",
            "2": "eldi"
          },
          "expansion": "Old Dutch: eldi, *aldi\nMiddle Dutch: oude, elde\nDutch: oude\nWest Flemish: elde",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old Dutch: eldi, *aldi\nMiddle Dutch: oude, elde\nDutch: oude\nWest Flemish: elde"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "goh",
            "2": "altī",
            "3": "eltī"
          },
          "expansion": "Old High German: altī, eltī",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old High German: altī, eltī"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gmh",
            "2": "elte"
          },
          "expansion": "Middle High German: elte",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Middle High German: elte"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "de",
            "2": "Älte"
          },
          "expansion": "German: Älte",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "dialectal"
          },
          "expansion": "(dialectal)",
          "name": "qualifier"
        }
      ],
      "text": "German: Älte (dialectal)"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gmw-pro",
        "2": "gem-pro",
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      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *alþį̄",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "*ald",
        "3": "*-ī",
        "id2": "abstract noun",
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        "t1": "old"
      },
      "expansion": "*ald (“old”) + *-ī (abstract noun suffix)",
      "name": "affix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Germanic *alþį̄. Equivalent to *ald (“old”) + *-ī (abstract noun suffix).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gmw-infl-noun-in",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "īn-stem",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "aldī",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "aldīn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "aldīn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "aldīn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "aldīn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
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        "2": "noun",
        "g": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "*aldī f",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "gmw-infl-noun-in"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Proto-West Germanic",
  "lang_code": "gmw-pro",
  "original_title": "Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/aldī",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Proto-West Germanic entries with incorrect language header",
        "Proto-West Germanic feminine nouns",
        "Proto-West Germanic lemmas",
        "Proto-West Germanic nouns",
        "Proto-West Germanic terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
        "Proto-West Germanic terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
        "Proto-West Germanic terms suffixed with *-ī (abstract noun)",
        "Proto-West Germanic īn-stem nouns",
        "gmw-pro:Time"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "age, time period; lifetime; old age, eld"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "age",
          "age"
        ],
        [
          "time period",
          "time period"
        ],
        [
          "lifetime",
          "lifetime"
        ],
        [
          "old age",
          "old age"
        ],
        [
          "eld",
          "eld"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "*aldadōm"
        },
        {
          "word": "*aldiþu"
        },
        {
          "word": "*aldr"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "reconstruction"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "aldī"
}

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