Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/marþuz

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This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

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Etymology

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Unknown. The original meaning could have been "bride," which could be related to Latin mas (male bride), Lithuanian marti (daughter-in-law), and possibly Crimean Gothic marzu (marriage). For similar semantic development, compare Greek νυφίτσα (nyfítsa, weasel), from a diminutive of νύφη (nýfi, bride); Italian donnola (weasel), from a diminutive of donna (woman); and Spanish comadreja (weasel), from a deprecative diminutive of Spanish comadre (mother of one's godchild).[1][2] Or, possibly of substrate origin.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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*marþuz m

  1. marten

Inflection

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u-stemDeclension of *marþuz (u-stem)
singular plural
nominative *marþuz *marþiwiz
vocative *marþu *marþiwiz
accusative *marþų *marþunz
genitive *marþauz *marþiwǫ̂
dative *marþiwi *marþumaz
instrumental *marþū *marþumiz
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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ marten”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN.
  2. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “marten”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.