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Ingvaeonic

Syllables: Ing·vae·o·nic/ˌɪŋ.viːˈɒ.nɪk/US/ˌɪŋ.viˈɑ.nɪk/

Ingvaeonic adjective: of or relating to the North Sea Germanic languages.

Adjective

Ingvaeonic (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to the North Sea Germanic languages.

Proper noun

Ingvaeonic

  1. North Sea Germanic, a postulated grouping of the West Germanic languages that comprises Old Frisian, Old English, and Old Saxon (and their descendants).
    • Particularly important for the question of West Germanic unity are the position and composition of Ingvaeonic or North Sea Germanic, the latter term now tending to prevail over the former.2018, Robert D. Fulk, A Comparative Grammar of the Early Germanic Languages, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →DOI, page 18

Forms of Ingvaeonic

alternative formIngaevonic

Origin of Ingvaeonic

From Latin Ingaevōnēs + -ic. The first element is of Germanic origin and could mean "descendant of Yngvi."

Words that rhyme with Ingvaeonic

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Questions about Ingvaeonic

What does Ingvaeonic mean?
Ingvaeonic means of or relating to the North Sea Germanic languages.
What part of speech is Ingvaeonic?
Ingvaeonic can be an adjective or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Ingvaeonic?
Ingvaeonic is pronounced /ˌɪŋ.viːˈɒ.nɪk/ (UK).

Words near Ingvaeonic in the dictionary

  1. Ingushes
  2. Ingushetia
  3. Ingushetian
  4. Ingushetians
  5. ingustable
  6. Ingvaeonic
  7. ingénu
  8. ingénue
  9. ingénues
  10. ingénus
  11. INH

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