Paradigmatic leveling of *kenuz ~ *kenniz, from earlier *kenuz ~ *kenwez, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵḗn-u-s ~ ǵén-w-os.
*kinnuz f
- cheek
- chin, jaw
u-stemDeclension of *kinnuz (u-stem)
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singular
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plural
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nominative
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*kinnuz
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*kinniwiz
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vocative
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*kinnu
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*kinniwiz
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accusative
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*kinnų
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*kinnunz
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genitive
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*kinnauz
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*kinniwǫ̂
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dative
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*kinniwi
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*kinnumaz
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instrumental
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*kinnū
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*kinnumiz
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- ^ Sainéan, L. (1906) “Les noms romans du chien et leurs applications métaphoriques”, in Mémoires de la Soc. de ling., volume XIV